ANAMERICANNATIONALSTANDARDASMEB16.48-2010(RevisionofASMEB16.48-2005)LineBlanksCopyrightASMEInternationalProvidedbyIHSunderlicensewithASMENotforResaleNoreproductionornetworkingpermittedwithoutlicensefromIHS--`,,```,,,,````-`-`,,`,,`,`,,`---INTENTIONALLYLEFTBLANKCopyrightASMEInternationalProvidedbyIHSunderlicensewithASMENotforResaleNoreproductionornetworkingpermittedwithoutlicensefromIHS--`,,```,,,,````-`-`,,`,,`,`,,`---ASMEB16.48-2010(RevisionofASMEB16.48-2005)LineBlanksANAMERICANNATIONALSTANDARDThreeParkAvenue•NewYork,NY•10016USACopyrightASMEInternationalProvidedbyIHSunderlicensewithASMENotforResaleNoreproductionornetworkingpermittedwithoutlicensefromIHS--`,,```,,,,````-`-`,,`,,`,`,,`---DateofIssuance:October14,2010ThenexteditionofthisStandardisscheduledforpublicationin2015.Therewillbenoaddendaissuedtothisedition.ASMEissueswrittenrepliestoinquiriesconcerningInterpretationsoftechnicalaspectsofthisStandard.InterpretationsarepublishedontheASMEWebsiteundertheCommitteePagesat“approve,”“rate,”or“endorse”anyitem,construction,proprietarydevice,oractivity.ASMEdoesnottakeanypositionwithrespecttothevalidityofanypatentrightsassertedinconnectionwithanyitemsmentionedinthisdocumentanddoesnotundertaketoinsureanyoneutilizingastandardagainstliabilityforinfringementofanyapplicableletterspatent,norassumeanysuchliability.Usersofacodeorstandardareexpresslyadvisedthatdeterminationofthevalidityofanysuchpatentrights,andtheriskofinfringementofsuchrights,isentirelytheirownresponsibility.Participationbyfederalagencyrepresentative(s)orperson(s)affiliatedwithindustryisnottobeinterpretedasgovernmentorindustryendorsementofthiscodeorstandard.ASMEacceptsresponsibilityforonlythoseinterpretationsofthisdocumentissuedinaccordancewiththeestablishedASMEproceduresandpolicies,whichprecludestheissuanceofinterpretationsbyindividuals.Nopartofthisdocumentmaybereproducedinanyform,inanelectronicretrievalsystemorotherwise,withoutthepriorwrittenpermissionofthepublisher.TheAmericanSocietyofMechanicalEngineersThreeParkAvenue,NewYork,NY10016-5990Copyright©2010byTHEAMERICANSOCIETYOFMECHANICALENGINEERSAllrightsreservedPrintedinU.S.A.CopyrightASMEInternationalProvidedbyIHSunderlicensewithASMENotforResaleNoreproductionornetworkingpermittedwithoutlicensefromIHS--`,,```,,,,````-`-`,,`,,`,`,,`---CONTENTSForeword..............................................................................ivCommitteeRoster.....................................................................vCorrespondenceWiththeB16Committee..............................................viSummaryofChanges..................................................................vii1Scope.............................................................................12General...........................................................................13Pressure-TemperatureRatings......................................................14Design............................................................................25Dimensions........................................................................26Materials..........................................................................37Marking...........................................................................38PaddleBlankandSpacerIdentification..............................................39Testing............................................................................3Figure1LineBlanks......................................................................2Tables1DimensionsofClass150BlanksforUseWithRaisedFaceFlanges.................42DimensionsofClass300BlanksforUseWithRaisedFaceFlanges.................53DimensionsofClass600BlanksforUseWithRaisedFaceFlanges.................64DimensionsofClass900BlanksforUseWithRaisedFaceFlanges.................75DimensionsofClass1500BlanksforUseWithRaisedFaceFlanges................86DimensionsofClass2500BlanksforUseWithRaisedFaceFlanges................97DimensionsofClass150FemaleRing-JointFacingFigure-8Blanks.................108DimensionsofClass300FemaleRing-JointFacingFigure-8Blanks.................119DimensionsofClass600FemaleRing-JointFacingFigure-8Blanks.................1210DimensionsofClass900FemaleRing-JointFacingFigure-8Blanks.................1311DimensionsofClass1500FemaleRing-JointFacingFigure-8Blanks................1412DimensionsofClass2500FemaleRing-JointFacingFigure