Corrosion Allowance Calculation for ASME B 31.8
Corrosion Allowance Calculation for ASME B 31.8
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Dear All,
Please can you help me with Corrosion Allowance Calculation in terms of rate of corrosion in mm/year or inches/year as per ASME B 31.8 and any other consideration used to determine that.
Regards.
Please can you help me with Corrosion Allowance Calculation in terms of rate of corrosion in mm/year or inches/year as per ASME B 31.8 and any other consideration used to determine that.
Regards.





RE: Corrosion Allowance Calculation for ASME B 31.8
Steve Jones
Materials & Corrosion Engineer
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/8/83b/b04
RE: Corrosion Allowance Calculation for ASME B 31.8
RE: Corrosion Allowance Calculation for ASME B 31.8
In B31.8, there is no requirement for a corrosion allowance, as it is left to the engineer's discretion. You should consider the possibilities and provide one, if you for some reason do believe it is required, as might be the case in a gathering system.
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