Piping Identification
Piping Identification
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I am a Chemical Engineer working in a hydrocarbons facility. How do we visually identify the difference between Carbon Steel (CS) and Low Temperature CArbon Steel (LTCS)? The piping has already been erected on-site.





RE: Piping Identification
RE: Piping Identification
I've replied in context of steels under A203 ASTM specs which also fall in LTCS family.
RE: Piping Identification
RE: Piping Identification
Also examine the records from the pipe fab shop for the systems involved.
RE: Piping Identification
you may verify using PMI to identified that on site. Than you analysis main alloying which you found by PMI.