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What kind of pipes can be used for ammonia NH3 ? and why?

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Question added by Sherif Mohammed Ibrahim , Senior Mechanical Technical engineer , Al-Latifia Trading & Contracting Company
Date Posted: 2015/06/12
Muhammad Arsalan Siddiqui
by Muhammad Arsalan Siddiqui , Associate Director (MEP) , JLL

 If there is a combination of low temperature and high pressures (below -29 deg c and4 bar pressure) then use ASTM A333 otherwise either ASTM A106 grade B or ERW API5L would be used dependant on availability and cost.

Sherif Mohammed Ibrahim
by Sherif Mohammed Ibrahim , Senior Mechanical Technical engineer , Al-Latifia Trading & Contracting Company

only steel or ductile iron should be used for ammonia systems because ammonia will react rapidly with copper, brass, zinc and many alloys

christopher encarnacion
by christopher encarnacion , PIPE FITTER , SAUDI BINLADIN GROUP REFORMATORIES PROJECT

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A53 and A106 stell pipe are used in ammonia

Hasan Riaz
by Hasan Riaz , Mechanical Engineer , Saudi Bin Ladin Group (Hamad International Airport)

Pipes used for low temperature in Ammonia are ASTM A333 and for slightly higher temperatures A106 Or A53 can be used which is normal practice.

A333 is expensive.

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