Hey metengr!
You are certainly right. ASTM A 403 states :-
"The material for fittings shall consist of forgings, bars, plates, or seamless or welded tubular products"
However in case of ASTM A 182, the fittings will have to be manufactured by melting the austenitic steel and then forging it to...
Hey metengr! Thanks again for your reply.
The material for the pipe has not been decided yet and certainly not purchased. I have been asked to prepare the material spec. for all pipe works in the water treatment plant and I am presently preparing the same. Moreover as you have stated I have...
Thanks a lot metengr and EdStainless for taking the time out to read and reply to my query.
I would however like to point out that ASTM A 182 contains forged steel for normal conditions like F304, F316 etc. and also steels like F304H, F316H etc which are modifications of grade F304 and F316 and...
First of all, thank you for reading my query and I will be hugely gratified for all the assistance and time that you will be providing. This problem has been nagging me from quite a time and I'll be truly glad if you can render me any help in sorting it out.
I have to select a material standard...
