flatlander1
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How does a 6:1 safety factor relate to stainless steel tubing specfications?
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Safety Factors for Stainless Steel Tubing 1
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MikeHalloran
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It doesn't.
Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
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flatlander1
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MikeHalloran: Thanks for the response. I have a client asking for "material for instrument tubing shall be stainless steel with a safety factor of 6:1". It didn't mean anything to me either.
MikeHalloran
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Maybe some context is missing. I might guess that the customer intended a minimum fs of 6 for bursting against the design pressure.
Actually, I might ask the customer to explain in more detail what he means, because it doesn't _say_ minimum. That's sort of implied by 'factor of safety', but lawyers could argue it either way.
To demonstrate compliance with a strict interpretation of what's written might have you using foil tubing, and I don't know where to get it or how to terminate it.
How many lawyers does your customer currently own or rent?
Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
Actually, I might ask the customer to explain in more detail what he means, because it doesn't _say_ minimum. That's sort of implied by 'factor of safety', but lawyers could argue it either way.
To demonstrate compliance with a strict interpretation of what's written might have you using foil tubing, and I don't know where to get it or how to terminate it.
How many lawyers does your customer currently own or rent?
Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
EdStainless
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So does the next sentence give you the maximum possible system pressure?
No, they have some explaining to do. I would think that the mean that the stress from service pressure should be no more than 1/6 of the theoretical burst pressure......but....
Should it be based on the minimum strength? What are you to use for the pressure? Any fatigue considerations? How do they rate fittings?
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No, they have some explaining to do. I would think that the mean that the stress from service pressure should be no more than 1/6 of the theoretical burst pressure......but....
Should it be based on the minimum strength? What are you to use for the pressure? Any fatigue considerations? How do they rate fittings?
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Rust never sleeps
Neither should your protection
SAFETY FACTOR – The standard safety factors indicate
three grades of severity of service:
4:1 –mechanical and hydraulic shocks not excessive
6:1 –considerable mechanical strain and hydraulic shock
8:1 –hazardous applications with severe service conditions
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