V & M Grades Color Code - VAM Services

INFORMATION FOR V&M GRADES AND API GRADESRALColour Section of Coupling Meaning9017 Black Entire Coupling1018 Yellow Entire Coupling 50 ksi6018 Green Entire Coupling 55 ksi3020 Red Entire Coupling 80 ksi4008 Purple Entire Coupling 90 ksi8011 Brown Entire Coupling 95 ksi (C95)9006 Silver Entire Coupling 95 ksi (T95)5017 Blue Entire Coupling 42, 85 & 100 ksi9010 White Entire Coupling 110 ksi2009 Orange Entire Coupling 125 ksi (Q125)3015 Pink Entire Coupling 140 ksi6002 Dark green Entire Coupling 150 ksiExampleEntire Coupling Pipe with Single Green Band 55 ksi pipe55 ksi couplingRAL5017 Blue3020 Red8011 Brown2009 Orange1018 Yellow6018 Green9010 White3015 Pink4008 Purple9017 Black9006 SilverColourSection of CouplingBandsBandsBandsBandsBandsBandsBandsBandsBandsBandsBandsMeaningLow Temperature, risers (double)Controlled yieldDCBSour Service13% CrHigh CollapseDeep Well1%CrControlled yieldET, SS for 125ksi (double)Example55ksi Low TemperatureCouplingThe furthest left band on pipeindicates gradeThe following bands indicate theapplication55ksiLow Temperature- 1 - Rev. 19/09/2012

GradeAPI grades - 9th editionCoupling colour codePipe colour codefor threaded and/or plain endH40J55 tubingJ55 casingK55N80 Type 1N80 QR95L80 Type 1L80 9CRNo entire colourpaintingL80 13CRNo entire colourpaintingC90T95C110P110Q125- 2 - Rev. 19/09/2012

Grade13%Cr grades - 9th editionCoupling colour codePipe colour codefor threaded and/or plain endVM 80 13CRVM 85 13CRVM 90 13CRVM 95 13CRSuper 13%Cr grades - ISO 13680VM 95 13CRSSVM 110 13CRSS- 3 - Rev. 19/09/2012

Grade13%Cr and High collapse grades - 9th editionCoupling colour codePipe colour codefor threaded and/or plain end pipesVM 80 13CRHCVM 90 13CRHCVM 95 13CRHCSuper 13%Cr and High collapse grades - ISO 13680VM 95 13CRSSHCVM 110 13CRSSHC- 4 - Rev. 19/09/2012

Grade1% Cr grades - 9th editionCoupling colour codePipe colour codefor threaded and/or plain endVM 80 N1CRVM 80 L1CRVM 95 R1CRVM 110 P1CR- 5 - Rev. 19/09/2012

Grade1% Cr and High Collapse grades - 9th editionCoupling colour codePipe colour codefor threaded and/or plain endVM 80 N1CRHCVM 80 L1CRHCVM 95 R1CRHCVM 110 P1CRHC- 6 - Rev. 19/09/2012

GradeHigh collpase grades - 9th editionCoupling colour codePipe colour codefor threaded and/or plain endVM 80 HC(N80Q)VM 95 HCVM 110 HCVM 125 HCVM 125 HYHC(Q125 coupling)VM 140 HCVM 150 HC- 7 - Rev. 19/09/2012

GradeSour service grades - 9th editionCoupling colour codePipe colour codefor threaded and/or plain end pipesVM 80 SVM 80 SSVM 90 SVM 90 SSVM 95 S(R95)VM 95 SS(T95)VM 100 SSVM 110 SSVM 110 SVM 125 SSVM 95 SS-D(T95)VM 110 SS-DVM 80 IRPVM 90 IRPVM 95 IRP(T95)- 8 - Rev. 19/09/2012

Sour service and high collapse grades - 9th editionGradeCoupling colour codePipe colour codefor threaded and/or plain end pipesVM 80 HCSVM 80 HCSSVM 90 HCSVM 90 HCSSVM 95 HCS(R95)VM 95 HCSS(T95)VM 95 HCSS-D(T95)VM 100 HCSSVM 110 HCSSVM 110 HCSS-DVM 125 HCSS- 9 - Rev. 19/09/2012

GradeDeep well grades - 9th editionCoupling colour codePipe colour codefor threaded and/or plain endVM 140VM 150- 10 - Rev. 19/09/2012

GradeLow temperature grades - 9th editionCoupling colour codePipe colour codefor threaded and/or plain endVM 55 LTVM 80 XLT(L80)VM 95 XLT(R95)VM 110 XLTVM 125 XLT- 11 - Rev. 19/09/2012

GradeExpandable tubes grades - 9th editionCoupling colour codePipe colour codefor threaded and/or plain endVM 42 ETVM 50 ETVM 80 ET(L80)VM 80 13ET- 12 - Rev. 19/09/2012

GradeRisers grades - 9th editionCoupling colour codePipe colour codefor threaded and/or plain end pipesVM 95 R(R95)VM 95 RSS(T95)VM 110 R(P110)VM 110 RSSVM 125 R- 13 - Rev. 19/09/2012

GradeHY / CY grades - 9th editionCoupling colour codePipe colour codefor threaded and/or plain end pipesVM 80 13CRCYVM 85 13CRCYVM 125 HY(Q125 coupling)VM 125 CYVM 130 CYVM 140 CYVM 125 HY pipe = VM 140 CY pipe- 14 - Rev. 19/09/2012

CRA gradesGradeCoupling colourPipe colour code for integralVM 22 65VM 22 110VM 22 125VM 22 140DuplexStainlessSteelVM 25 75VM 25 110VM 25 125VM 25 140VM 25S 80SuperDuplexStainlessSteelVM 25S 125VM 25S 140VM 28 110VM 28 125VM 825 110Austenitic,SuperAusteniticand NickelBased AlloyStainlessSteelVM 825 120VM G3 110VM G3 125VM 50 110VM 50 125- 15 - Rev. 19/09/2012