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Welded or Seamless Schedule 80

Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2011 7:02 pm
by JonRiley56
Hi,

Is seamless Schedule 80 required for boiler construction or is it feasible to use continuous weld ?

jon

Re: Welded or Seamless Schedule 80

Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2011 11:29 pm
by fredrosse
Seamless ASTM A-106 pipe is better, but ASTM A-53 welded pipe is also acceptable according to the POWER PIPING Code B31.1 The seamless stuff costs several times the price of A-53 pipe, and I don't see much reason to use seamless in our applications with steam around 100 PSI and temperatures well below 650F.

Re: Welded or Seamless Schedule 80

Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 3:32 am
by JonRiley56
Thanks Fred !