Square Tubing Pressure Application
Square Tubing Pressure Application
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I am interested in using 1.25" x .120" wall square, seamless, 304 SS for a supply manifold on a system using heat transfer fluid. The reason is for ease of fabrication. Maximum temperature is 350°F, maximum pressure is 35 psig. I realize square tube is not intended for pressure and not sure if ease of manufacturing is worth the trouble of proving this is a viable use of this material. Any suggestions? Thanks!





RE: Square Tubing Pressure Application
What ease of fabrication? With today’s software for design, detailing and layout, and the equipment available to cut, prep. and weld, doing that manifold round to round would be a piece of cake for any fabricator worth his salt. The square or rectangular tube will give you real analysis and design headaches when you start considering temp. and pressure.
RE: Square Tubing Pressure Application
RE: Square Tubing Pressure Application
RE: Square Tubing Pressure Application
In a modern power plant everything outside of the boiler and HP steam lines is welded tube, even the HP feedwater heaters are all welded. But you won't find that quality in square.
(as a side note, welded square would be much better than seamless, the wall variations in seamless shapes is often huge, they exempt the corners from the wall tolerance)
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