A36 Material - MSS vs. B31.3

[StressGuy]

I don't want to have two threads running on this question, but I do want to make sure it gets the right exposure. So, I would ask that you check out this post in the Piping and Fluid Mechanics forum and post responses there if you have a contribution.

http://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=129114&page=1

Thanks

Edward L. Klein
Pipe Stress Engineer
Houston, Texas

"All the world is a Spring"

All opinions expressed here are my own and not my company's.

 

[stanweld]

Per 321.1.4 (c), A-36 may be used for shoes at temperatures within the range of -20 F to 650 F with an allowable stress in tension of 12 ksi.

 

[StressGuy]

It looks like that would apply as long as I had a repad of line spec material on the pipe and weld the shoes to that. That definitely helps some.

Edward L. Klein
Pipe Stress Engineer
Houston, Texas

"All the world is a Spring"

All opinions expressed here are my own and not my company's.