Stainless Steel Pipe thickness calculation
Stainless Steel Pipe thickness calculation
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is there any need to add Corrosion allowance to the SS Pipe(316L)during its thickness calculation(one of my collegue says that SS is already corrosion Resitant so there isnt any need to add corrosion allowance but i m skeptical).
Since ASME B31.3 doesnt specify this.it gives us general Straight Pipe thickness calculation.
Since ASME B31.3 doesnt specify this.it gives us general Straight Pipe thickness calculation.





RE: Stainless Steel Pipe thickness calculation
That said, I've not typically seen much corrosion allowance added to SS piping. Usually the minimum thickness is calculated and reviewed against the next commercally available size to see how much 'extra' there is. The SS cladding on vessels in corrosive service is usually not much and vessels will typically have quite a bit more corrosion allowance built into their design than piping.
RE: Stainless Steel Pipe thickness calculation
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