Materials & Procurement Notes
Short technical articles on the material selection and procurement questions that come up most often on industrial piping projects.
Selecting Line Pipe Grades for Transmission Projects
How API 5L grade, delivery condition and toughness requirements interact when specifying transmission line pipe.
Read MoreLow-Temperature Carbon Steel: What A333 and A420 Actually Guarantee
Impact testing, test temperature and marking requirements that decide whether low-temperature material is acceptable on site.
Read MoreDuplex and Super Duplex in Seawater Service
PREN, ferrite balance and fabrication controls that determine duplex performance in chloride environments.
Read MoreFlange Ratings: Reading a Pressure-Temperature Table Correctly
Why a Class 150 flange is not a 150 psi flange, and how material group changes the allowable working pressure.
Read MoreIsolation Joints and Cathodic Protection Performance
How monolithic isolation joints protect cathodic protection systems and what to verify before installation.
Read MoreBuilding a Material Package a Project Team Can Actually Review
Practical structure for organising a mixed piping scope so that technical review does not become the bottleneck.
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