Technical Data

Pressure Ratings

FLANGE PRESSURE - TEMPERATURE RATINGS

PRACTICAL FLOW VELOCITIES IN PIPE

FLOW/SERVICE

PSIG

VELOCITY

Saturated Steam

0-25
25 and up
200 and up
-

4000-6000 ft./min.
6000-10000 ft./min.
7000-20000 ft./min.
8 - 15 ft./sec.
4 - 7 ft./sec.
4 - 7 ft./sec.
4 - 10 ft./sec.

Superheated Steam
Water/Boiler Feed
Water/Pump Suction
Water/Drain
Water/General Service

MAX. ALLOWABLE PRESSURE (PSIG)

METAL
CARBON
STEEL

ALLOWABLE PRESSURE RATINGS FOR PIPES AND

FLANGES
The information included on this page is to be used as
a guide only in the pre-selection of pipe and flange sizes for
various temperatures and pressures.
When calculating thickness requirements in accordance
with the ASME code for safe pressure vessel design, stress
values may often be less than shown in Table 1.

304
S.S.

TABLE 1 - APPROXIMATE ALLOWABLE STRESS FOR PIPE

IN PSIG
PIPE MATERIAL AND TYPE
A53B
WELDED
STEEL

TEMP.
F
100
300
500
650
700
900
1100
1300

14,600
14,600
14,600
14,600
13,300
5,000
-

A106B
SEAMLESS
STEEL

A312
304 S.S.
WELDED

17,100
17,100
17,100
17,100
15,600
5,900
-

17,000
16,100
14,800
13,800
13,500
12,400
8,300
3,100

A312
316 S.S.
WELDED
17,000
17,000
15,300
14,100
13,900
13,200
10,500
3,500

316
S.S.

DETERMINATION OF APPROXIMATE PIPE WALL

THICKNESS (tN) FOR VARIOUS PRESSURES AND
TEMPERATURES
tN =

.5PD
(1.143)
SE - .6P

tN = Nominal pipe wall thickness (page D48)

not including corrosion allowance
P = Max. pressure (PSIG)

304L
316L
S.S.

TEMP.
F

150
LB.

300
LB.

400
LB.

600
LB.

900
LB.

1500
LB.

100
200
300
400
500

285
260
230
200
170

740
675
655
635
600

990
900
875
845
800

1480
1350
1315
1270
1200

2220
2025
1970
1900
1795

3705
3375
3280
3170
2995

600
650
700
750
800

140
125
110
95
80

550
535
535
505
410

730
715
710
670
550

1095
1075
1065
1010
825

1640
1610
1600
1510
1235

2735
2685
2665
2520
2060

850
900
950
1000

65
50
35
20

270
170
105
50

355
230
140
70

535
345
205
105

805
515
310
155

1340
860
515
260

100
200
300
400
500

275
235
205
190
170

720
600
540
495
465

960
800
720
660
620

1440
1200
1080
995
930

2160
1800
1620
1490
1395

3600
3000
2700
2485
2330

600
700
800
900
1000

140
110
80
50
20

435
425
405
390
320

580
565
540
520
430

875
850
805
780
640

1310
1275
1210
1165
965

2185
2125
2015
1945
1605

1100
1200
1300
1400
1500

255
155
85
50
25

345
205
115
65
35

515
310
170
90
55

770
465
255
145
80

1285
770
430
240
135

100
200
300
400
500

275
235
215
195
170

720
620
560
515
480

960
825
745
685
635

1440
1240
1120
1030
955

2160
1860
1680
1540
1435

3600
3095
2795
2570
2390

600
700
800
900
1000

140
110
80
50
20

450
430
420
415
350

600
580
565
555
465

900
870
845
830
700

1355
1305
1265
1245
1050

2255
2170
2110
2075
1750

1100
1200
1300
1400
1500

305
185
115
75
40

405
245
155
100
55

610
370
235
150
85

915
555
350
225
125

1525
925
585
380
205

100
200
300
400

230
195
175
160

600
505
455
415

800
675
605
550

1200
1015
910
825

1800
1520
1360
1240

3000
2530
2270
2065

500
600
700
800

145
140
110
80

380
360
345
330

510
480
460
440

765
720
685
660

1145
1080
1030
985

1910
1800
1715
1645

REFERENCE ASME/ANSI B16.5 - 1998

D = Inside pipe diameter (in.)

S = Allowable stress from Table 1
E = Joint efficiency (assume a value of 1.0
for seamless pipe or welded pipe where
full radiography is done).

D47