Engineering design guidelines:

Piping material selection and sizing

Introduction
The design guidelines covers the basic steps in the piping material selection and sizing in
sufficient detail to allow the mechanical engineer to perform full mechanical design of the
interconnecting piping

Fluid design velocities

The major factor defining the fluid velocity in the piping is its service and the fluid pressure.
The general principle is that the higher the pressure the higher the fluid velocity is. This
principle takes into account that the cost of piping is in linear proportion to the working
pressure.
For the 10 – 100 Barg range of pressures the following correction factor for pressure is suggested
(metal piping)

velocity /velocity_of_table_1 = (pressure[Barg])^0.15 (1)

At the pressures below 10 Barg (low pressure range) the pressure correction may not be taken
into account.
Recommended fluid velocities (m/s) for different type of service and plastic and fiberglass
reinforced piping are given in table 1.

Table 1 Recommended fluid velocities for low pressure service (below 6 Barg) for plastic and
fiberglass reinforced piping
Service Limiting Low High Gas, Air
factor* viscosity viscosity
fluid fluid
1 Pump discharge M 2.5 1.5 40
2 Parallel pump P1 1.8 1.2 30
discharge collector
3 Transport piping M 1.8 1.2 30
Pipe branch M 2.0 1.5 40
Pump suction P2 1.4 0.5 15
Pump manifold P2 1.1 0.5 15
suction
Auxiliary M 2.5 1.5 50
Sampling M 3.0 1.5 50
Dosing M 1.0 1.0 n/a
Drainage (tanks) 1.0 0.5 n/a
Discharge M 3.0 2.5 50
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temporary
throttling
Limiting factor: P – process, M – material resistivity to erosion
1 –even distribution between discharge outlets
2 – pump NPSHr

The velocities from table 1 having M – limit shall be increased by 30% for metal materials. For
example, for transport piping of SS316 the recommended velocity is 1.8 * 1.3 = 2.34 m/s

Pipe size selection

Pipe size selection is a 5-stage process

1. hydraulic diameter calculation by formula

4 * Flow[m3 / s ]
hydraulic _ diameter = (2)
π * velocity[m / s ]

2. material selection,
3. pressure rating calculation,
4. selection of the nominal pipe size from the standard range of sizes for the defined
pressure rating,
5. actual velocity calculation and comparing with initially selected value.

Piping list table

The results of the piping selection and tagging are summarized in the Piping Schedule table of
the following form

Table 2 Piping schedule form

No Tag Dwg Description Fluid Flow Pressure, Design Velocit Mate NPS, OD, ID, Sch
, kPa Pressure y, m/s rial inch/ mm mm
kg/s , kPa mm
0 PVC- tank filling free 4 100 350 0.63 PPRC 90 90 85.6 SDR
SDR41.0- chlorine 41
90-610- solution
01
1 PVC- washing seawater 3.5 854 500 3.28 PPRC 40 40 36.4 SDR
SDR26.0- nozzle pipe 26
40-610- out
02

For detail design not all information from table 2 is necessary – only 3 entries are used:
material, schedule and size. Usually these data are combined together inside the piping P&ID
tag.
The following tag structure is suggested
Fluid – Material – Size – Pressure_rating - pipe_ID
example. SW-SS316-14”-SCH40-06
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The pipe P&ID tag designation shall be defined for 3 classes: metal, FRP and plastic piping.

Table 3 Piping tag designation

Material Size Units Pressure P&ID Standard
rating class Tag for size
selection
1 Metal Nominal inch Schedule SCH10 AST ANSI
pipe size 10, 40 SCH40 B36.19,
(NPS) B36.10
2 FRP Standard Inch/ PN6, PN6,
internal mm PN10, PN10,
diameters PN16, PN16,
PN25* PN25

3 Polypropylene (PP), OD of mm SDR-7.4, SDR7,

Polyethylene standard PP SDR-11, SDR11,
(PE and HDPE), pipe SDR-17.6 SDR17
PVC, PVDF

Note: * if vacuum possibility exists in the FRP piping the pressure rating shall be suffixed by "V",
for example PN6V instead of PN6.

Pipe materials and pressure ratings

GRP piping

Table 4 Recommended standard GRP inner diameters

25, 40 ,50, 80, 100, 150, 200, 250, 300, 350, 400, 450, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000,
1200, 1400, 1600, 2000

Plastic piping (PE, PP, PVC)

Maximum SDR value is calculated by the formula (for temperature of 20oC)

SDRmax=2*MRS/(k*P)+1, (1)

where MRS- minimum required strength, Bar (80 or 100), k=1.5 – safety coefficient (Standard DIN
8077), P – working pressure, Barg,
Example: P = 4.5Barg, MRS = 80, SDRmax = 2*80/(1.5*4.5) + 1 = 24.7
The nearest lower value is SDR 17.6
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Table 5 MRS and k values for different materials

No Material MRS k σ = MRS/k, MPa
1 PVC –U (DIN) 25.0 2.5 10
2 PVC-U (ISO/EN) 25.0 2.0 12.5
3 PE32 3.2 1.25 2
4 PE63 6.3 1.25 5.0
5 PE80 8.0 1.25 6.3
6 PE100 10 1.25 8
7 PPRC 9.5 1.90 5.0

The SDR value selected from the manufacturer catalog should be less than the maximum value.

Table 6 Designation comparison for polypropylene

Diameter-wall thickness relation SDR
6 7,4 11 17,6 26 33 41
Pipe series S
2,5 3,2 5 8,3 12,5 16 20
PN
20 16 10 6 4 3,2 2,5
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Table 7 Standard polypropylene piping geometry

SDR 7.4 SDR 11 SDR 17,6 SDR 26 SDR 33 SDR 41
PN16 PN10 PN6 PN4 PN3.2 PN2.5
OD wall kg/m wall kg/m e kg/m wall kg/m wall kg/m wall kg/m
mm mm mm mm mm Mm mm
10 1,8 0,046 1,8 0,046
12 1,8 0,057 1,8 0,057
16 2,2 0,093 2,2 0,095
20 2,8 0,148 2,5 0,107
25 3,5 0,230 2,7 0,164 1,8 0,132
32 4,4 0,367 2,9 0,259 1,8 0,171
40 5,5 0,575 3,7 0,411 2,3 0,273 1,8 0,217
50 6,9 0,896 4,6 0,638 2,9 0,422 2,0 0,300 1,8 0,245

63 8,6 1,41 5,8 1,01 3,6 0,659 2,5 0,474 2,0 0,382 1,8 0,349
75 10,3 2,00 6,8 1,40 4,3 0,935 2,9 0,647 2,3 0,528 1,9 0,438

90 12,3 2,86 8,2 2,03 5,1 1,33 3,5 0,936 2,8 0,758 2,2 0,613
110 15,1 4,29 10,0 3,01 6,3 1,99 4,2 1,37 3,4 1,13 2,7 0,903
125 17,1 5,52 11,4 3,91 7,1 2,55 4,8 1,76 3,9 1,45 3,1 1,18
140 19,2 6,93 12,7 4,87 8,0 3,20 5,4 2,23 4,3 1,80 3,5 1,48
160 21,9 9,04 14,6 6,39 9,1 4,17 6,2 2,92 4,9 2,32 4,0 1,91
180 24,6 11,4 16,4 8,07 10,2 5,25 6,9 3,63 5,5 2,94 4,4 2,38
200 27,4 14,1 18,2 9,95 11,4 6,50 7,7 4,50 6,2 3,68 4,9 2,92
225 30,8 17,9 20,5 12,6 12,8 8,19 8,6 5,65 6,9 4,57 5,5 3,70

250 22,7 15,5 14,2 10,1 9,6 6,99 7,7 5,67 6,2 4,63
280 25,4 19,4 15,9 12,6 10,7 8,72 8,6 7,09 6,9 5,73
315 28,6 24,6 17,9 16,0 12,1 11,1 9,7 8,97 7,7 7,19
355 32,2 31,2 20,1 20,3 13,6 14,0 10,9 11,3 8,7 9,14
400 36,3 39,6 22,7 25,7 15,3 17,8 12,3 14,4 9,8 11,6
450 40,9 50,1 25,5 32,5 17,2 22,5 13,8 18,2 11,0 14,7
500 45,4 62,8 28,4 40,2 19,1 27,7 15,3 22,4 12,3 18,2
560 31,7 50,3 21,4 34,7 17,2 28,2 13,7 22,6
630 35,7 63,7 24,1 44,0 19,3 35,6 15,4 28,6
710 40,2 80,8 27,2 55,9 21,8 45,2 17,4 36,4
800 45,3 102,6 30,6 70,8 24,5 57,2 19,6 46,1
900 34,4 89,5 27,6 72,5 22,0 58,3
1000 30,6 89,2 24,5 72,0

Sizes not in use range preferable for FRP application

As follows from table 8, polypropylene is very susceptible to temperature.

The recommended practice is to use polypropylene up to 50oC.
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Table 8 Temperature de-rating for polypropylene piping

Permissible operating pressures for pipes of PP-R depending
on temperature and operating period(AGRU)
t time nominal pressure, barg
oC years PN2.5 PN4 PN6 PN10 PN16 PN20

20 1 3.8 6 9 15.1 24.1 30.1

20 5 3.5 5.6 8.4 14 22.4 28
20 10 3.4 5.4 8.1 13.3 21.7 27.1
20 25 3.3 5.3 7.9 13.2 21.1 26.4
20 50 2.5 4 6 10 16 20

30 1 3.2 5.1 7.7 12.8 20.5 25.6

30 5 3 4.8 7.2 12 19.2 24
30 10 2.9 4.7 7 11.7 18.8 23.5
30 25 2.8 4.5 6.8 11.3 18.1 22.7
30 50 2.4 3.8 5.6 9.5 15.2 18.9

40 1 2.8 4.4 6.6 11.1 17.7 22.1

40 5 2.6 4.2 6.2 10.4 16.6 20.8
40 10 2.5 4.1 6.1 10.1 16.2 20.3
40 25 2.4 3.9 5 9.7 15.6 19.5
40 50 2 3.2 4.7 7.9 12.6 15.8

50 1 2.4 3.8 5.7 9.5 15.1 18.9

50 5 2.3 3.6 5.4 8.9 14.3 17.9
50 10 2.2 3.5 5.2 8.7 13.9 17.3
50 25 2 3.2 4.8 8 12.8 16
50 50 1.8 2.9 4.4 7.3 11.7 14.7

60 1 2.1 3.3 5 8.3 13.2 16.5

60 5 1.9 3 4.6 7.6 12.2 15.2
60 10 1.8 2.9 4.3 7.2 11.5 14.4
60 25 1.5 2.5 3.7 6.1 9.8 12.3
60 50 1.4 2.2 3.3 5.5 8.7 10.9

70 1 1.7 2.7 4 6.7 10.7 13.3

70 5 1.5 2.4 3.6 6 9.6 12
70 10 1.3 2.1 3.2 5.3 8.5 10.7
70 25 1.12 1.8 2.7 4.5 7.3 9.1
70 50 1.08 1.78 2.6 4.4 7 8.8

80 1 1.4 2.2 3.3 5.4 8.7 10.9

80 5 1.1 1.7 2.6 4.3 6.9 8.7
80 10 1 1.6 2.4 3.9 6.3 7.9
80 20 0.9 1.4 2 3.4 5.4 6.8

95 1 1 1.3 2.3 3.8 6.1 7.6

95 5 0.7 1.1 1.7 2.9 4.6 5.7
95 10 0.6 1 1.5 2.5 4.1 5.1
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High- size piping

For big distances piping of high density polyethylene is usually the choice. The available size
from Mabo company is given in table 9.

Table 9A HDPE piping (Mabo catalog)

sdr 41 sdr 33 sdr 27.6 sdr 26 sdr 22
od,mm thck,mm kg/m thck,mm kg/m thck,mm kg/m thck,mm kg/m thck,mm kg/m
20
25
32
40 2 0.251
50 2 0.317 2 0.317 2.4 0.356
63 2.3 0.455 2.5 0.482 2.9 0.561
75 2.7 0.64 2.9 0.682 3.4 0.791
90 2.2 0.633 2.8 0.8 3.3 0.917 3.5 0.987 4.1 1.14
110 2.7 0.85 3.4 1.17 4 1.36 4.2 1.45 5 1.69
125 3.1 1.23 3.9 1.53 4.5 1.75 4.8 1.86 5.7 2.18
140 3.5 1.5 4.3 1.88 5.1 2.19 5.4 2.35 6.4 2.73
160 4 1.86 4.9 2.5 5.8 2.86 6.2 3.08 7.3 3.55
180 4.4 2.5 5.5 3.15 6.5 3.61 6.9 3.83 8.2 4.49
200 4.9 3.08 6.2 3.85 7.2 4.46 7.7 4.74 9.1 5.54
225 5.5 3.9 6.9 4.89 8.1 5.63 8.6 5.96 10.2 7
250 6.2 4.77 7.7 6.09 9 6.95 9.6 7.38 11.4 8.64
280 6.9 5.96 8.6 7.55 10.1 8.71 10.7 9.2 12.7 10.8
315 7.7 7.6 9.7 9.7 11.4 11 12.1 11.7 14.3 13.7
355 8.7 9.6 10.9 12.1 12.8 14 13.6 14.8 16.1 17.4
400 9.8 12.5 12.3 15.7 14.5 18.1 15.3 19.1 18.2 22.5
450 11 15.8 13.8 19.9 16.3 22.9 17.2 24.2 20.5 28.5
500 12.3 19.4 15.3 24.4 18.1 28.3 19.1 29.9 22.7 35.2
560 13.7 24.4 17.2 30.7 20.2 35.5 21.4 37.5 25.5 44.1
600 14.7 27.8 18.7 35.2 21.7 40.7 23.1 43.3 27.3 50.6
630 15.4 30.8 19.3 38.7 22.8 44.9 24.1 47.4 28.6 55.8
710 17.4 39 21.8 49.2 25.7 57 27.2 60.2 32.3 70.9
800 19.6 49.5 24.5 62.4 28.9 72.3 30.6 76.3 36.4 89.9
900 22 62.8 27.6 79 32.5 91.5 34.4 97.4 40.9 113.8
1000 24.5 77 30.6 98 36.1 112.9 38.2 120 45.5 140.4
1100 26.8 93.5 34.1 117.9 39.8 136.6 42.3 145 50 169.9
1200 29.4 111 36.7 140 43.4 162.5 45.9 173 54.5 202.2
1400 34.3 151.3 42.9 190.9 50.6 221.1 53.5 234.7 63.6 275.2
1600 39.2 198 49 249 57.8 288.8 61.2 306 72.7 359.3
1800 43.9 250 54.5 308.5 65.1 365.5 69.1 387.9 81.8 454.7
2000 48.8 308.6 60.6 380.8 72.3 451.1 76.9 478.8 90.9 561.3

Sizes not in use range preferable for FRP application

Table 9B HDPE piping (Mabo catalog)

sdr 21 sdr 17.6 sdr 17 sdr 13.6 sdr 11
od,mm thck,mm kg/m thck,mm kg/m thck,mm kg/m thck,mm kg/m thck,mm kg/m
20 2 0.118
25 2 0.151 2.3 0.172
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32 2 0.197 2 0.2 2.4 0.228 3 0.274

40 2 0.251 2.3 0.288 2.4 0.29 3 0.354 3.7 0.434
50 2.4 0.372 2.9 0.445 3 0.46 3.7 0.55 4.6 0.672
63 3 0.586 3.6 0.695 3.8 0.73 4.7 0.869 5.8 1.06
75 3.6 0.826 4.3 0.986 4.5 1.03 5.6 1.23 6.8 1.48
90 4.3 1.19 5.1 1.4 5.4 1.47 6.7 1.76 8.2 2.14
110 5.3 1.77 6.3 2.1 6.6 2.19 8.1 2.63 10 3.18
125 6 2.28 7.1 2.69 7.4 2.79 9.2 3.39 11.4 4.09
140 6.7 2.85 8 3.37 8.3 3.5 10.3 4.25 12.7 5.13
160 7.7 3.73 9.1 4.4 9.5 4.57 11.8 5.54 14.6 6.74
180 8.6 4.69 10.2 5.54 10.7 5.77 13.3 7.01 16.4 8.51
200 9.6 5.81 11.4 6.86 11.9 7.1 14.7 8.65 18.2 10.5
225 10.8 7.35 12.8 8.64 13.4 9.03 16.6 10.9 20.5 13.3
250 11.9 9.03 14.2 10.7 14.8 11.1 18.4 13.5 22.7 16.3
280 13.4 11.34 15.9 13.3 16.6 13.9 20.6 16.9 25.4 20.4
315 15 14.3 17.9 16.9 18.7 17.2 23.2 21.4 28.6 25.9
355 16.9 18.2 20.1 21.4 21.1 22.4 26.1 27.2 32.2 33
400 19.1 23.6 22.7 27.8 23.7 28.9 29.4 35.2 36.3 42.7
450 21.5 29.8 25.5 35.1 26.7 36.6 33.1 44.6 40.9 54.1
500 23.9 36.9 28.3 43.3 29.7 45.1 36.8 55 45.4 66.7
560 26.7 46.2 31.7 54.2 33.2 56.6 41.2 69 50.8 83.7
600 28.6 52.9 34 62.3 35.6 65.4 44.1 79.2 54.5 95.4
630 30 58.3 35.7 68.7 37.4 71.8 46.3 87.3 57.2 105
710 33.9 74.2 40.2 87.2 42.1 91 52.2 110.8 64.5 134.3
800 38.1 94 45.3 111 47.4 115 58.8 140.7 72.7 170.4
900 42.9 118.9 51 140 53.3 146 66.2 178.1 81.8 215.6
1000 47.7 147 56.6 173 59.3 180 72.5 216.9* 90.9 266.2
1100 52.4 177.6 62.3 209 65.2 218 80.9 266.0*
1200 57.2 211.6 67.9 248.5 70.6 257.8 88.2 316.5
1400 66.7 287.5 79.2 338.2 82.4 350.6 102.9 430.7
1600 76.2 375.5 90.6 441.7 94.1 457.8 117.6 562.5
1800 85.7 475.1 101.9 558.9 105.9 579.3
2000 95.2 586.5 113.2 690.2 117.6 715.2

Metal piping standard NPS (ANSI)

Table 10 Standard metal piping sizes (NPS – nominal pipe size)

Wall thickness (inch) for schedules
NPS, OD,
inch inch 5 10 20 30 40 STD 80
0.125 0.405 0.035 0.049 0.068 0.068 0.095
0.25 0.54 0.049 0.065 0.088 0.088 0.119
0.375 0.675 0.049 0.065 0.091 0.091 0.126
0.5 0.84 0.065 0.083 0.109 0.109 0.147
0.75 1.05 0.065 0.083 0.113 0.113 0.154
1 1.315 0.065 0.109 0.133 0.133 0.179
1.25 1.66 0.065 0.109 0.14 0.14 0.191
1.5 1.9 0.065 0.109 0.145 0.145 0.200
2 2.375 0.065 0.109 0.154 0.154 0.218
2.5 2.875 0.083 0.12 0.203 0.203 0.276
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3 3.5 0.083 0.12 0.216 0.216 0.300

3.5 4 0.083 0.12 0.226 0.226 0.318
4 4.5 0.083 0.12 0.237 0.237 0.337
4.5 5 0.247
5 5.563 0.109 0.134 0.258 0.258 0.375
6 6.625 0.109 0.134 0.28 0.28 0.432
7 7.625 0.301
8 8.625 0.109 0.148 0.25 0.277 0.322 0.322 0.500
9 9.625 0.342
10 10.75 0.134 0.165 0.25 0.307 0.365 0.365 0.593
11 11.75 0.375
12 12.75 0.165 0.18 0.25 0.33 0.406 0.375 0.688
14 14 0.25 0.312 0.375 0.437 0.375 0.750
16 16 0.25 0.312 0.375 0.5 0.375 0.844
18 18 0.25 0.312 0.437 0.562 0.375 0.938
20 20 0.25 0.375 0.5 0.593 0.375 1.031
22 22 0.25 0.375 0.5 0.375 1.125
24 24 0.25 0.375 0.562 0.687 0.375 1.219
26 26 0.312 0.5 0.375
28 28 0.312 0.5 0.625 0.375
30 30 0.312 0.5 0.625 0.375
32 32 0.312 0.5 0.625 0.688 0.375
34 34 0.344 0.5 0.625 0.688 0.375
36 36 0.312 0.5 0.625 0.75 0.375
42 0.375
48 0.375
Sizes not in use

P*D
t= ( 4)
2( SE + PY )
t – pipe thickness, mm, P - Design pressure, Barg, D – Pipe outside diameter, mm, S – allowable
stress in tension, Bar, E – longitudinal-joint quality factor, Y – wall thickness correction factor (Y
= 0.0 for cast iron and 0.4 for all others )

t m = t + CA ( 4)
tm
t nom = (5)
0.875
CA – wall thickness correction factor, tnom –nominal thickness
Longitudinal joint quality factor may be taken from a table 10

Table 11 E factor for metals (B31.3)

Spec Class Description E
Carbon steel - seamless 1
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Carbon steel - welded 0.85

Stainless steel - seamless 1.0
Stainless steel – welded, single butt seam 0.80
Stainless steel – welded double butt seam 0.85
Nickel alloys - seamless 1.0
Nickel alloys - welded 0.80

Example: P = 65 Barg, pipe size = 0.600m, material – 254 SMO

65 * 0.6
t= = 13.7 mm(0.54inch) (6)
2(1620 * 0.85 + 65 * 0.4)
t nom = 13.7 / 0.875 = 15.6mm(0.614inch)
From table 10 for NPS = 24 inch and wall = 0.614 inch one may find that SCH40 with wall = 0.687
inch is the nearest schedule.

Table 12 B31.3 Allowable stresses (Bar) in tension for temperature below 100oC
No Material Spec Stress
Carbon steel 1380
1 SS316L 1130
2 SS318L 1300
3 254 SMO 1620
4 Zeron 100 2500
5

SS316 Schedule vs working pressure and piping NPS (temperature –

20oC)
Table 13 SS316 piping selection chart
Press. NPS (inch) for SS316
Barg 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 4 6 8 10 12 14 16
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

15 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

20 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10
25 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 20
30 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 20 20 20 20
35 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 20 20 20 20 20
40 5 5 5 5 5 10 40 20 20 40 20 40
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45 5 5 5 5 5 10 40 20 20 40 40 40
50 5 5 5 5 10 10 40 20 40 40 40 80

55 5 5 10 10 10 40 40 20 40 40 80 80

60 5 5 10 10 10 40 40 40 40 80 80 80

65 5 5 10 10 10 40 40 40 40 80 80 Offspec1
70 5 10 10 10 40 40 40 40 80 80 80 Offspec1
75 5 10 10 10 40 40 40 80 80 80 Offspec1 Offspec2

80 5 10 10 10 40 40 40 80 80 Offspec1 Offspec1

85 5 10 10 40 40 40 80 80 80 Offspec1
90 5 10 10 40 40 40 80 80 80 Offspec1

95 5 10 40 40 40 40 80 80 Offspec1 Offspec2

100 10 10 40 40 40 40 80 80 Offspec1

SMO Schedule vs working pressure and piping NPS

(temperature – 20oC)

Table 14 SMO piping selection chart

Press. NPS (inch) for SMO
Barg 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 4 6 8 10 12 14 16
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
15 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
20 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
25 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
30 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10
35 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 20
40 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 20
45 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 20 20 20 20
50 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 20 20 20 20 20
55 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 20 20 40 20 40
60 5 5 5 5 5 10 40 20 20 40 20 40
65 5 5 5 5 5 10 40 20 20 40 40 40
70 5 5 5 5 10 10 40 20 40 40 40 80
75 5 5 5 5 10 10 40 20 40 40 40 80
80 5 5 10 10 10 40 40 20 40 40 80 80
85 5 5 10 10 10 40 40 40 40 80 80 80
90 5 5 10 10 10 40 40 40 40 80 80 Offspec1
95 5 5 10 10 10 40 40 40 40 80 80 Offspec1
100 5 10 10 10 40 40 40 40 80 80 80 Offspec1
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ZERON 100 Schedule vs working pressure and piping NPS temperature –

20oC)

Table 15 Zeron 100 piping selection chart

Press. NPS (inch) for ZERON 100
Barg 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 4 6 8 10 12 14 16
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
15 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
20 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
25 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
30 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
35 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
40 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
45 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10
50 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10
55 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 20
60 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 20 20
65 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 20 20 20
70 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 20 20 20 20
75 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 20 20 20 20 20
80 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 20 20 20 20 20
85 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 20 20 40 20 40
90 5 5 5 5 5 10 40 20 20 40 20 40
95 5 5 5 5 5 10 40 20 20 40 20 40
100 5 5 5 5 5 10 40 20 20 40 40 40

Corrosion Resistant Alloys (CRA): Options

Pitting Resistance Equivalent Number (PREn)

PREn = %Cr + 3.3%Mo + 16%N (3)

Table 16 Zeron 100 piping selection chart

Material ASTM Cr Mo N Ni PREn
13-Chrome 13 0.7 - 5 15
316L 18 3 0.1 14 29
Alloy 20 30
Alloy 825 22 3 - 42 33
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22-Chrome 22 3 0.14 5.5 34

Duplex
904L 23 5 - 28 39
25-Chrome 25 5 0.3 8 45
superduplex
AL6XN 46
654SMO 56

Chromium, Molybdenum and Nitrogen give resistance to pitting and crevice corrosion. Nickel
and Nitrogen give resistance to stress corrosion cracking

Table 17 Austenitic stainless steels

Cast Specifications Wrought Specifications

Grade ASTM UNS AISI UNS

CF10M A351 J92901 316H

CF3 A351, A743, A744 J92500 304L

CF3M A351, A743, A744 J92800 316L

CF3MN A351, A743 J92804 316LN

CF8 A351, A743, A744 J92600 304

CF8C A351, A743, A744 J92710 347

CF8M A351, A743, A744 J92900 316

CG3M A351, A743, A744 J92999 317L

CG6MMN A351, A743 J93790 209

CG8M A351, A743, A744 J93000 317

CN3M A743 J94652 IN862

Table 18 Super Austenitic Stainless Steels

Cast Specifications Wrought Specifications

Grade ASTM UNS AISI UNS

CK3MCuN A351, A743, A744 J93254 254SMO S31254

CN3MCu A990 N08007 ALLOY 20

CN3MN A351, A743, A744 J94651 AL6XN

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CN7M A351, A743, A744 N08007 ALLOY 20

316LN-IG

904L

Table 19 Duplex stainless steels

Cast Specifications Wrought Specifications
Grade ASTM UNS AISI UNS
1A A890 J93370
1B A890 J93372 S32550
3A A890, A995 J93371
4A A890, A995 J92205 2205 S31803
CD3MN A890, A995 J92205 2205 S31803
CD4MCu A744, A351 J93370, J93372 S32550
CD6MN A890, A995 J93371

Table 20 Super duplex stainless steels

Cast Specifications Wrought Specifications
Grade ASTM UNS AISI UNS
5A A890, A995 J93404 2507 S32750
6A A890, A995 J93380 Zeron 100 S32760
CD3MWCuN A890, A995 J93380 Zeron 100 S32760
CE3NM A890, A995 J93404 2507 S32750

Table 21A Up to 10 barg

up to size, Hastelloy
fluid m PVC PVDF PE PP FRP CS GCS SS316 C
0.018
air 0.25
0.018
service 0.025
water 0.05
0.018
0.0375
0.05
antiscalant 0.25
free 0.018
chlorine 0.0375
solution 0.05
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0.018
0.0375
0.05
SMBS 0.1
0.018
0.0375 1
NaOH 0.1 1
0.018
0.0375 1
H2SO4H 0.1 1
0.0375
H2SO4L 0.1
0.018
0.0375
0.45
CIP 1
0.018
0.0375
0.45
seawater 1
0.018
0.0375
0.45
brine 1
0.018
0.0375
0.45
permeate 1

Table 22B Above 10 barg

up to size, Hastelloy
fluid mm CS GCS SS316 1.4462 Z100 254SMO C
0.018
air 0.25
0.018
service 0.025
water 0.05
0.018
0.0375
0.05
antiscalant 0.25
free 0.018
chlorine 0.0375
solution 0.05
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0.018
0.0375
0.05
SMBS 0.1
0.018
0.0375
NaOH 0.1
0.018
0.0375 1
H2SO4H 0.1 1
0.0375
H2SO4L 0.1
0.018
0.0375
0.45
CIP 1
0.018
0.0375 2
0.45 2
seawater 1 2
0.018 2
0.0375 2
0.45 2
brine 1 2
0.018
0.0375
0.45
permeate 1

Table 23 Piping and valve pressure ratings

ASME B16.34 Class 150 Class 300 Class 600 Class 900
PN rating PN20 PN50 PN110 PN150