In general, i would say no. Material selection is a broad field that people spend lifetimes studying small parts of. You can probably find some partial guidelines and reocmmendations, but really, such a complete tome on material selection would probably be twice the size of wikipedia.
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.
No, not a "complete guide for piping material selection". The selection of material to fabricate a pipe line is based on many design inputs that require a specific knowledge of materials and their interaction with the intended service environment. If you have specific questions on material, I would consult with a materials engineer.
StressGuy and metengr
Thanks for your replies .
For my new project (AN OIL REFINERY)I need to know proper materials for following services :
1.DESALTED CRUDE OIL
2.DISTILLATED OIL
3.NAPHTHA
4.FLASED CRUID OIL
5.CRUDE OIL
6.HEAVY NAPHTHA
7.LIGHT NAPHTHA
8.KEROSENE
9.SLOPS
Materials will depend on constituents in the Crude - Sulfur, neut. number etc. You first need to know what the crude processed will be or if you should be designing for multiple sourced Crudes. Only then can you make appropriate materials selections for all the process streams described at the service pressure/temperature conditions.
If you can get hold of a similar project which was done before, that will be a good guideline on how to proceed.
I did not see any unusual product among your list.
If you can get me more details about the Pressure Range, Temperature Range, Design Code and setermine if th eserivice is sour or not , i may be able to send you the relevant line classes.
Also keep in mind that there is a new ISO 15156/NACE MR0175 and MR0103 (which is a refinery spec).
These deal with hydrogen and chloride stress cracking.
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