A to Z Piping Industry Abbreviations

AAE    Stands For - American Association of Engineers.

ACI     Stands For - American Concrete Institute

ACRI    Stands For - Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute

A-E    Stands For - Architect-engineer

AEC    Stands For - American Engineering Council

AESC    Stands For - American Engineering Standards Committee

AFFFA    Stands For - American Forged Fitting and Flange Association

AIDD    Stands For - American Institute of Design and Drafting

AIME    Stands For - American Institute of Mechanical Engineers

AISC    Stands For - American Institute of Steel Construction

AISE    Stands For - Association of Iron and Steel Engineers

AISI    Stands For - American Iron and Steel Institute

AMAA    Stands For - Adhesives Manufacturers Association of America

AMCA    Stands For - Air Moving and Conditioning Association

AMFIE    Stands For - Association of Mutual Fire Insurance Engineers

AMICE    Stands For - Associate Member of Institute of Civil Engineers

ANS    Stands For - American Nuclear Society

ANSI    Stands For - American National Standards Institute

API    Stands For - American Petroleum Institute

ARI    Stands For - Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute

ASBC    Stands For - American Standard Building Code

ASCE    Stands For - American Society of Civil Engineers

ASCEA    Stands For - American Society of Civil Engineers and Architects

ASCHE    Stands For - American Society of Chemical Engineers

ASE    Stands For - Amalgamated Society of Engineers

ASEA    Stands For - American Society of Engineers and Architects

ASEE    Stands For - American Society of Engineering Education

ASHACE    Stands For - American Society of Heating and Air-Conditioning Engineers

ASHRAE    Stands For - American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers

ASME    Stands For - American Society of Mechanical Engineers

ASNE    Stands For - American Society of Naval Engineers

ASRE    Stands For - American Society of Refrigeration Engineers

ASSE    Stands For - American Society of Safety Engineers; American Society of Sanitary Engineers

ASTM    Stands For - American Society for Testing and Materials

ASWG    Stands For - American steel and wire gauge

AWG    Stands For - American wire gauge

AWS    Stands For - American Welding Society

AWWA    Stands For - American Water Works Association

BHN    Stands For - Brinell hardness number

CAD    Stands For - Computer-aided design

CADD    Stands For - Computer-aided design drafting

db     Stands For - Dry bulb

DCCP    Stands For - Design change control program

DCEA    Stands For - Directory of Civil Engineering Abbreviations

DCN    Stands For - Design/drawing change notice

DIN    Stands For - Deutsches Institu fu¨ r Normung; German Standards Institute

DIPRA    Stands For - Ductile Iron Pipe Research Association

DIS    Stands For - Ductile Iron Society

EJMA    Stands For - Expansion Joint Manufacturers Association

FCI    Stands For - Fluid Controls Institute

FMA    Stands For - Forging Manufacturers Association

GPM    Stands For - Gallons per minute

GPS    Stands For - Gallons per second

HI    Stands For - Hydraulic Institute

HVAC    Stands For - Heating, ventilating, and air conditioning

IAEE    Stands For - International Association of Earthquake Engineers

IFHTM    Stands For - International Federation for the Heat Treatment of Materials

IFI    Stands For - Industrial Fasteners Institute

IGSCC    Stands For - Intergranular stress corrosion cracking

ISA    Stands For - International Standards Association; Instrument Society of America

NACE    Stands For - National Association of Corrosion Engineers

NAPE    Stands For - National Association of Power Engineers

NASE    Stands For - National Association of Stationary Engineers

NASPD    Stands For - National Association of Steel Pipe Distributors

NCPI    Stands For - National Clay Pipe Institute

NFPA    Stands For - National Fire Protection Association

NIMA    Stands For - National Insulation Manufacturers Association

NPT    Stands For - National Pipe Taper

NSPE    Stands For - National Society of Professional Engineers

NSSS    Stands For - Nuclear steam system supplier

OBE    Stands For - Operating-basis earthquake

OSHA    Stands For - Occupational Safety and Health Act, or Administration

PACE    Stands For - Professional Association of Consulting Engineers

PFI    Stands For - Pipe Fabrication Institute

PJA    Stands For - Pipe Jacking Association

PLCA    Stands For - Pipe Line Contractors Association

PPB     Stands For - Parts per billion

PFMA    Stands For - Pipe Fittings Manufacturers Association

PPI    Stands For - Plastic Pipe Institute

PPM    Stands For - Parts per million

PPMS    Stands For - Plastic Pipe Manufacturers’ Society

PRI     Stands For - Plastics and Rubber Institute

RWMA    Stands For - Resistance Welding Manufacturers’ Association

SAE    Stands For - Society of Automotive Engineers

SCC    Stands For - Stress corrosion cracking

SMA    Stands For - Solder Markers’ Association; Steel Manufacturers’ Association

VMA    Stands For - Valve Manufacturers’ Association

Another Set of Piping And Valve Industry Abbreviation :-
ACS    Stands For - Attestation de Conformité Sanitaire

AFS    Stands For - American Foundrymen's Society

AGA    Stands For - American Gas Association

AISI    Stands For - American Iron and Steel Institut

ANSI    Stands For - American National Standards Institute

API    Stands For - American Petroleum Institute

ASA    Stands For - American Standard Association

ASME    Stands For - American Society of Mechanical Engineers

ASTM    Stands For - American Society for Testing and Materials

AWWA    Stands For - American Water Works Association

BB    Stands For - Bolted Bonnet

BC    Stands For - Bolted Cap

BCF    Stands For - Bead and crevice free

BFV    Stands For - Butterfly valve

BHN    Stands For - Brinell Hardness Number

BS    Stands For - British Standard

BSI    Stands For - British Standards Institution

BSP    Stands For - British Standard Pipe

BSPP    Stands For - British Standard Pipe Parallel

BSPT    Stands For - British Standard Taper Pipe Thread

BV    Stands For - Ball Valve

BW    Stands For - Butt Weld

BWE  Stands For -Butt Weld End

CDA  Stands For -Copper Development Association

CI  Stands For -Cast Iron

CSA  Stands For -Canadian Standards Association

CV  Stands For -Check Valve

CW  Stands For -Counter Weight

CWP  Stands For -Cold Working Pressure

CxC  Stands For -Cooper to Cooper

DAC  Stands For -Double Acting Cilynders

DD  Stands For -Double Disc

DEF  Stands For -Double Emboitement Mâle

DG  Stands For -Double Disc Gate

DI  Stands For -Ductile Iron

DIN  Stands For -Deutsches Institute fuer Normung

DMV  Stands For -Distribution main valve

DN  Stands For -Nominal Diameter

DWV  Stands For -Drainage, Waste, Vent Fitting

ECV  Stands For -Emergency Control Valve

ESD  Stands For -Emergency Shut Down

FE  Stands For -Flanged End

FF  Stands For -Flat Face

FIV  Stands For -Formation Isolation Valves

FLG  Stands For -Flange

FM  Stands For -Factory Mutual Laboratories

FOB  Stands For -Free On Board

FTTG  Stands For -Fitting

FW  Stands For -Flexible Wedge

GLP  Stands For -Liquid Gas of Petroleum

GOST  Stands For -Gosstandart of Russia

GV  Stands For -Gate Valve

HB  Stands For -Brinell Hardness

HBC  Stands For -Rockwell C Hardness

HF  Stands For -Hard Faced

HW  Stands For -Handwheel

IBBM  Stands For -Iron Body Bronze Mounted

ID  Stands For -Inside Diameter

IPS  Stands For -Iron Pipe Size

ISA  Stands For -Instrument Society of America

ISNRS  Stands For -Inside Screw Non-Rising Stem

ISO  Stands For -International Organization for Standardization

ISRS  Stands For -Inside Screw Rising Stem

JIS  Stands For -Japanese Industrial Standard

MIV  Stands For -Main Inlet Valve

MJ  Stands For -Mechanical Joint

MSS  Stands For -Manufacturers Standardization Society

MTR  Stands For -Material Test Report

NC  Stands For -Normally closed

NEMA  Stands For -National Electrical Manufacturers Association

NPS  Stands For -Nominal Pipe Size

NPT  Stands For -National Pipe Taper (Pipe Thread)

NRS  Stands For -Non-Rising Stem

OD  Stands For -Outside Diameter

OS&Y  Stands For -Outside Screw and Yoke

OWG  Stands For -Working Pressure: Oil, Water, Gas

QO  Stands For -Quick opening

PIV  Stands For -Post inidicator valve

PN  Stands For -Nominal Pressure (metric)

P-T  Stands For -Pressure - Temperature

PRV  Stands For -Pressure Reducing Valve

PVF  Stands For -Pipes, Valves and Fittings

Rc  Stands For -Rockwell "C"

RF  Stands For -Raised Face

RJ  Stands For -Ring Type Joint

RS  Stands For -Rising Stem

RWD  Stands For -Resilient Wedge Disc

SAC  Stands For -Simple Acting Cilynder

SB  Stands For -Screw-In-Bonnet

SB  Stands For -Silver Brazed

SE  Stands For -Screwed Ends

SE  Stands For -Solder End

SG  Stands For -Solid Gate

SIV  Stands For -Service isolation valve

SJ  Stands For -Solder Joint

SOV  Stands For -Shut Off Valve

SPW  Stands For -Spiral Wound gasket

SS  Stands For -Stainless Steel

STD  Stands For -Standard

SW  Stands For -Solid Wedge Disc

SWE  Stands For -Socket Weld End

SWP  Stands For -Steam Working Pressure

TB  Stands For -Threaded Bonnet

TE  Stands For -Threaded End

TC  Stands For -Threaded Cap

TOR  Stands For -Tout Ou Rien

UB  Stands For -Union Bonnet

UC  Stands For -Union Cap

UL  Stands For -Underwriter's Laboratories

WV  Stands For -Water valve

WOG  Stands For -Working Pressure: Water, Oil, Gas

WSP  Stands For -Steam Working Pressure

WWP  Stands For -Water Working Pressure