ALUMINUM SEAMLESS TUBE AND PIPE
Quick Selection Chart for Pressure Use
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Application
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Typical Uses
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Tube or Pipe
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Alloy
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| Portable or Temporary Pipelines | Water, oil, fuel; airlines for oil-well drilling, mining, construction, etc. | Schedule 5,10 or 40 Pipe | 6063-T6 — corrosion resistance 6061-T6 — strongest standard alloy pipe |
| General Fluid Transmission | Water, air or gaslines handling chemicals, petro-chemicals, foods —in liquid or gasform. | Schedule 40 |
3003 — best corrosion resistance 6063-T6 — excellent corrosion resistance, stronger 6061-T6 — strongest standard alloy pipe |
| Instrument, Fuel, Refrigerant, Hydraulic Pressure Lines | Pneumatic and hydraulic lines in control circuits, fuel lines in engines and machines, pressure lines, etc. | Coiled Tubing | Alclad 5050 coiled tube 5052 — similar, one-third stronger 3003 |
| Hydraulic tube for pressure use. | Drawn Tube | 6061-T6 | |
| Process Piping | Carrying fluids in chemical, petro-chemical, food, beverage, cyro-genic used, and similar operations | Schedule 40 Pipe formost applications | 3003-H112 6063-T6 6061-T6. |
| Heat Transfer | Heat exchangers, distillation units, dryers, gas liquefiers, condensers, air coolers, etc | Heat Exchanger Tube | 3003 3003-H14 Alclad 3003-H14. |
| Field Piping | Water, oil, fuel, air, chemical flow. | Construction Tube | 6063-T6 |