Instrument Tubing Selection Guide

Catalog 4230/4233

Table 4
Tube
O.D.
Size
1/8
3/16
1/4

CARBON STEEL (Seamless)

0.028
8100
5200
3800

0.035 0.049 0.065 0.083

10300
6700 9700
4900 7100 9700

5/16
3/8
1/2
5/8
3/4
7/8
1
1-1/4
1-1/2
2

3800
3100
2300
1800

5500
4500
3300
2600
2200
1800
1600

Table 5

7700
6200
4500
3500
2900
2500
2100
1700

0.095

6000
4600
3800
3200
2800
2200
1800

5400
4400
3700
3200
2500
2100
1600

0.109

5100
4300
3700
2900
2400
1800

0.120

4100
3200
2700
2000

0.134

0.148

3700
3000
2200

COPPER (Seamless)

Table 6 ALUMINUM (Seamless)

0.165

3800
3400
2500

3800
2800

0.180

Tube
O.D.
Size
1/8
3/16
1/4
5/16
3/8
1/2
5/8
3/4
7/8
1

0.035 0.049 0.065 0.083 0.095

8700
5600 8100
4100 5900
3200 4600
2600 3800
1900 2800 3800
1500 2200 2900
1800 2400 3200
1500 2100 2700
1300 1800 2300 2700

4000
3000

Table 7

MONEL 400 (Seamless)

Tube
O.D.
Size 0.010 0.020 0.028 0.035 0.049 0.065 0.083 0.095 0.109 0.120

Tube
O.D.
Size 0.010 0.020 0.028 0.035 0.049 0.065 0.083 0.095 0.109 0.120

1/16

1700

3800

1/8
3/16
1/4
5/16
3/8
1/2
5/8
3/4
7/8
1
1-1/8

5400

6000

1/16

2800
1800

3600
2300
1700
1300
1100
800

1/8
3/16
1/4
5/16
3/8
1/2
5/8
3/4
1

3500
2600
2000
1600
1200
900
800
600
600

3500
2800
2300
1600
1300
1000
900
800
700

2200
1700
1400
1100
1000
900

2000
1600
1300
1200
1000

1900
1600
1400 1500
1200 1300

Note: All working pressures have been calculated

using the maximum allowable stress levels in
accordance with ANSI B31.3, Chemical Plant
and Petroleum Refinery Piping Code, 1999
Edition.

5900 12600 17000

8600 11000
5500 7100 10300
4000 5100 7500 10300
4000 5900 8100
3300 4800 6600
2300 3300 4500
2800 3700
2300 3100
2300

5900
4900
4000
2900

5700
4600 5400
3400 3900 4400

All calculations are based on maximum outside

diameter and minimum wall thickness.
All working pressures are ambient (72oF or 22oC)
temperature.

System Temperature
Operating temperature is another factor in determining the proper tubing material. Copper and aluminum tubing are suitable for low temperature media.
Stainless steel and carbon steel tubing are suitable for higher temperature media. Special alloys such as Alloy 600 are recommended for extremely high
temperatures (see Table 1). Table 8 lists derating factors which should be applied to the working pressures listed in Tables 2-7 for elevated temperature
conditions. Simply locate the correct factor in Table 8 and multiply this by the appropriate value in Tables 2-7 for elevated temperature working pressure.

Table 8
Temperature
F
(C)
100
(38)
200
(93)
300
(149)
400
(204)
500
(260)
600
(316)
700
(371)
800
(427)
900
(486)
1000
(538)
1100
(593)
1200
(649)

Temperature Derating Factors

Copper
1.00
.80
.78
.50

Aluminum
1.00
1.00
.81
.40

316 SS
1.00
1.00
1.00
.97
.90
.85
.82
.80
.78
.77
.62
.37

304 SS
1.00
1.00
1.00
.94
.88
.82
.80
.76
.73
.69
.49
.30

Steel
1.00
.96
.90
.86
.82
.77
.73
.59

77

D30003 77

Monel
400
1.00
.88
.82
.79
.79
.79
.79
.76

EXAMPLE: 1/2 inch x .49 wall seamless 316 stainless steel tubing has a working pressure of 3700
psi @ room temperature. If the system were to
operate @ 800oF (425oC), a factor of 80% or (.80)
would apply (see Table 8 above) and the at temperature system pressure would be 3700 PSI x
.80 = 2960 PSI.
Parker Hannifin Corporation
Instrumentation Products Division
Huntsville, AL USA
http://www.parker.com/ipdus

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