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tank design material

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tank design material

tank design material

(OP)
What type of material would be best used for construction of a vessel in a situation where the unit heats up a material to approximately 600F using an indirect heat source of steam and has the ability to be put under vacuum?
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RE: tank design material

MatrixEnvironmental:

It depends on your fluid.  The most common would be carbon steel (many types), assumming the fluid will not cause corrosion or cracking of the metal.

jproj

RE: tank design material

(OP)
Thanks jproj, I think I have it figured out now.

Thanks for the point in the right direction.

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