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API 530 Tube Wall Thickness Calculator


API RP530 Tube Wall Calculator

This calculator uses curve fits of the stress values and formulas from the API RP 530 to calculate the minimum tube wall required.

Tube Outside Diameter, in: Design Wall Temperature, °F:
Elastic Design Pressure, psig: Rupture Design Pressure, psig:
Corrosion Allowance, in: Tube Material:

Elastic Stress At Temperature, psi: Rupture Stress At Temperature, psi:
Elastic Stress Thickness, in: Rupture Stress Thickness, in:
n:
B:
F:
Minimum Elastic Thickness, in: Minimum Rupture Thickness, in:

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