| Abbreviation |
Name of Organization |
| ACI |
Alloy Casting Institute |
| AFNOR |
Association Francaise de Normalisation (France) |
| AIChE |
American Institute of Chemical Engineers |
| AISI |
American Iron and Steel Institute |
| ANSI |
American National Standards Institute |
| API |
American Petroleum Institute |
| ASM |
American Society of Metals |
| ASME |
American Society of Mechanical Engineers |
| ASTM |
American Society for Testing and Materials |
| AWS |
American Welding Society |
| BSI |
British Standards Institute |
| CGA |
Compressed Gas Association |
| CSA |
Canadian Standards Association |
| DIN |
Deutsches Institut fur Normung (Germany) |
| EPA |
Environmental Protection Agency |
| FDA |
Food and Drug Administration |
| HSE |
Health and Safety Executive |
| ISA |
Instrument Association of America |
| ISO |
International Standards Organization |
| JIS |
Japan Industrial Standard |
| MSS |
Manufacturers Standardization Society |
| NACE |
National Association of Corrosion Engineers NFPA National Fire Prevention Association |
| OCMA |
Oil Companies Materials Association PFI Pipe Fabrication Institute |
| PIMA |
Paper Industry Management Association PLCA Pipe Line Contractors Association |
| SAE |
Society of Automotive Engineers |
| SPE |
Society of Petroleum Engineers |
| TEMA |
Tubular Exchanger Manufacturers Association VMA Valve Manufacturers Association |