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Material Properties Pressure1) (oF) Iron
carbon
Iron Alloy Steel
Stainless Stainless Copper Brass
2-S
(psi) (deg C) Molybdenum Steel Steel
Mathematics (bar)
Mechanics -200 -1.058 -1.282 -1.289 -1.250 -1.170 -2.030 -1.955 -2.065 -2.69
Miscellaneous -180 -0.982 -1.176 -1.183 -1.150 -1.070 -1.850 -1.782 -1.890 -2.44
Physiology -160 -0.891 -1.066 -1.073 -1.030 -0.970 -1.670 -1.612 -1.705 -2.18
Piping Systems -140 -0.797 -0.948 -0.955 -0.970 -0.870 -1.480 -1.428 -1.508 -1.93
-120 -0.697 -0.826 -0.833 -0.800 -0.750 -1.300 -1.235 -1.308 -1.67
Process Control
-100 -0.593 -0.698 -0.705 -0.700 -0.630 -0.090 -1.040 -1.098 -1.40
Pumps
-80 -0.481 -0.563 -0.570 -0.550 -0.520 -0.880 -0.835 -0.888 -1.12
Sanitary Drainage
-60 -0.368 -0.428 -0.435 -0.430 -0.400 -0.670 -0.630 -0.673 -0.85
Systems
-40 -0.248 -0.288 -0.295 -0.290 -0.270 -0.450 -0.421 -0.452 -0.58
Standard
-20 -0.127 -0.145 -0.152 -0.145 -0.130 -0.225 -0.210 -0.227 -0.28
Organizations
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Statics
20 0.128 0.148 0.180 0.140 0.140 0.223 0.238 0.233 0.32
Steam and 32 0.209 0.230 0.280 0.234 0.234 0.356 0.366 0.373 0.50
Condensate
29.39 40 0.270 0.300 0.350 0.280 0.280 0.446 0.451 0.466 0.63
Thermodynamics 60 0.410 0.448 0.540 0.430 0.430 0.669 0.684 0.690 0.93
Water Systems 28.89 80 0.550 0.580 0.710 0.500 0.550 0.892 0.896 0.920 1.24
27.99 100 0.680 0.753 0.887 0.650 0.690 1.115 1.134 1.150 1.53
26.48 120 0.830 0.910 1.058 0.800 0.820 1.338 1.366 1.390 1.84
24.04 140 0.970 1.064 1.240 0.950 0.960 1.545 1.590 1.625 2.15
20.27 160 1.110 1.200 1.420 1.100 1.090 1.784 1.804 1.865 2.46
14.63 180 1.240 1.360 1.580 1.250 1.230 2.000 2.051 2.100 2.77
6.45 200 1.390 1.520 1.750 1.400 1.380 2.230 2.296 2.340 3.08
0 212 1.480 1.610 1.870 1.500 1.460 2.361 2.428 2.467 3.28
Unit Converter 2.5 220 1.530 1.680 1.940 1.550 1.510 2.460 2.516 2.580 3.41
Temperature 10.3 240 1.670 1.840 2.120 1.720 1.650 2.680 2.756 2.830 3.73
0.0 20.7 260 1.820 2.020 2.300 1.880 1.790 2.920 2.985 3.070 4.07
34.5 280 1.970 2.180 2.470 2.050 1.930 3.150 3.218 3.315 4.40
oC 52.3 300 2.130 2.350 2.670 2.200 2.080 3.390 3.461 3.565 4.74
oF 74.9 320 2.268 2530 2.850 2.370 2.220 3.615 3.696 3.820 5.10
103.3 340 2.430 2.700 3.040 2.530 2.360 3.840 3.941 4.065 5.43
Convert! 138.3 360 2.590 2.880 3.230 2.700 2.510 4.100 4.176 4.350 5.78
180.9 380 2.750 3.060 3.425 2.860 2.670 4.346 4.424 4.610 6.13
232.4 400 2.910 3.230 3.620 3.010 2.820 4.580 4.666 4.870 6.47
Length
293.7 420 3.090 3.421 3.820 3.180 2.980 4.800 4.914 5.150 6.84
1.0 366.1 440 3.250 3.595 4.020 3.350 3.130 5.050 5.154 5.400 7.19
451.3 460 3.410 3.784 4.200 3.530 3.290 5.300 5.408 5.680 7.55
m 550.3 480 3.570 3.955 4.400 3.700 3.450 5.540 5.651 5.950 7.90
km 664.3 500 3.730 4.151 4.600 3.860 3.600 5.800 5.906 6.220 8.25
in 795.3 520 3.900 4.342 4.810 4.040 3.760 6.050 6.148 6.500 8.61
ft 945.3 540 4.080 4.525 5.020 4.200 3.930 6.280 6.410 6.780 8.98
yards
1) Vacuum in degree below 212oF, psi gauge above 212oF
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T(oC) = 5/9[T(oF) - 32]
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