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METALS PREHEATING CHART
APPROXIMATE
PERCENT
CARBON

RECOMMENDED
PREHEAT

PLAIN CARBON STEEL

PLAIN CARBON STEEL
PLAIN CARBON STEEL
PLAIN CARBON STEEL
CARBON MOLY STEEL
CARBON MOLY STEEL
CARBON MOLY STEEL
SILICON STRUCTURAL STEEL

BELOW.20
.20 - .30
.30 - .45
.45 - .80
.10 - .20
.20 - .30
.30 - .35
.35

UP TO 200F
200F - 300F
300F 500F
500F - 800F
300F - 500F
400F - 600F
500F - 800F
300F - 500F

MEDIUM MANGANESE STEEL

SAE T 1330 STEEL

.20 - .25
.30

300F- 500F
400F - 600F

SAE T 1340 STEEL

SAE 1350 STEEL

.40
.50

12% MANGANESE STEEL

1.25

500F - 800F
600F - 900F
USUALLY NOT
REQUIRED
300F - 500F
400F - 600F
400F - 600F
UP TO 200F
300F - 600F
400F - 700F
UP TO 300F
200F - 400F
UP TO 300F
300F - 400F
UP TO 300F
200F - 400F
200F - 400F
400F - 600F
200F - 600F
200F . 500F
UP TO 300F
200F - 300F
200F - 400F
200F - 500F
200F - 500F
300F - 600F
400F - 700F

METAL
GROUP

METAL
DESIGNATION

PLAIN
CARBON
STEELS

CARBON MOLY
STEELS

MANGANESE
STEELS

HIGH
TENSILE
STEELS
(SEE ALSO
STEELS
BELOW)

NICKEL
STEELS

MANGANESE MOLY STEEL

JALTEN STEEL
MANTEN STEEL
ARMCO HIGH TENSILE STEEL
DOUBLE STRENGTH #1 STEEL
DOUBLE STRENGTH #1A STEEL
MAYARI R STEEL
OTISCOLOY STEEL
NAX HIGH TENSILE STEEL
CROMANSIL STEEL
A.W. DYN-EL STEEL
CORTEN STEEL
CHROME COPPER NICKEL STEEL
CHROME MANGANESE STEEL
YOLOY STEEL
HI-STEEL
SAE 2015 STEEL
SAE 2115 STEEL
2 1/2# NICKEL STEEL
SAE 2315 STEEL
SAE 2320 STEEL
SAE 2330 STEEL
SAE 2340 STEEL

.20
.35 MAX.
.30 MAX.
.12 MAX.
.12 MAX.
.30 MAX.
.12 MAX.
.12 MAX.
.15 - .25
.14 MAX.
.11 - .14
.12 MAX.
.12 MAX.
.40
.05 - .35
.12 MAX.
.10 - .20
.10 - .20
.10 - .20
.15
.20
.30
.40

METAL
GROUP

MEDIUM
NICKEL
CHROMIUM
STEELS

MOLY
BEARING
CHROMIUM
AND
CHROMIUM
NICKEL STEELS
LOW
CHROME
MOLY STEELS
MEDIUM
CHROME
MOLY STEELS
PLAIN HIGH
CHROMIUM
STEELS
HIGH
CHROME
NICKEL
STAINLESS
STEELS

METAL
DESIGNATION

APPROXIMATE
PERCENT
CARBON

RECOMMENDED
PREHEAT

.15
.25
.30
.40
.50
.15
.30
.40
.50
.15
.25
.35
.50
.40
.40
.15
.30
.40
.20
UP TO .15
.15 - .25
UP TO .15
.15 - .25
UP TO .15
.15 - .25
.15 MAX.
.10
.10
.10
.07
.07
.10
.07
.07
.07

200F - 400F
300F - 500F
400F - 700F
500F - 800F
600F - 900F
300F - 500F
500F - 700F
700F - 1000F
900F - 1100F
500F - 700F
900F - 1100F
900F - 1100F
900F - 1100F
600F - 800F
700F - 900F
400F - 600F
500F - 700F
600F - 800F
600F - 800F
400F - 600F
500F - 800F
500F - 800F
600F - 800F
500F - 800F
600F - 900F
600F - 900F
300F - 500F
300 F - 500F
300F - 500F
USUALLY DO
NOT REQUIRE
PREHEAT BUT
IT MAY BE
DESIRABLE TO
REMOVE CHILL

SAE 3115 STEEL

SAE 3125 STEEL
SAE 3130 STEEL
SAE 3140 STEEL
SAE 3150 STEEL
SAE 3215 STEEL
SAE 3230 STEEL
SAE 3240 STEEL
SAE 3250 STEEL
SAE 3315 STEEL
SAE 3325 STEEL
SAE 3435 STEEL
SAE 3450 STEEL
SAE 4140 STEEL
SAE 4340 STEEL
SAE 4615 STEEL
SAE 4630 STEEL
SAE 4640 STEEL
SAE 4820 STEEL
2% Cr. 1/2% Mo. STEEL
2% Cr. 1/2% Mo. STEEL
2% Cr. -I% Mo. STEEL
2% Cr. -l% Mo. STEEL
5% Cr. - 1/2% Mo. STEEL
5% Cr. - 1/2% Mo. STEEL
8% Cr. - l% Mo. STEEL
12 - 14% Cr. TYPE 410
16 - 18% Cr. TYPE 430
23 - 30% Cr. TYPE 446
18% Cr. 8% Ni. TYPE 304
25-12 TYPE 309
25 - 50 TYPE 310
18 - 8 Cb. TYPE 347
18 - 8 Mo. TYPE 316
18 - 8 Mo. TYPE 317

Dimensions of Standard Pipe Sizes

Nominal Pipe
Size In.

Outside
Diameter, In.

Schedule 5

Nominal Wall Thickness For

Schedule 10
Schedule 40
Schedule80

1/8
1/4
3/8

0.405
0.540
0.675

0.049
0.065
0.065

0.068
0.088
0.091

0.095
0.119
0.126

1/2
3/4
1

0.840
1.050
1.315

0.065
0.065
0.065

0.083
0.083
0.109

0.109
0.113
0.133

0.147
0.154
0.179

0.187
0.218
0.250

1-1/4
1-1/2
2

1.660
1.900
2.375

0.065
0.065
0.065

0.109
0.109
0.109

0.140
0.145
0.154

0.191
0.200
0.218

0.250
0.281
0.343

2-1/2
3
3-1/2

2.875
3.500
4.000

0.083
0.083
0.083

0.120
0.120
0.120

0.203
0.216
0.226

0.276
0.300
0.318

0.375
0.438
-

4
5
6

4.500
5.563
6.625

0.083
0.109
0.109

0.120
0.134
0.134

0.237
0.258
0.280

0.337
0.375
0.432

0.531
0.625
0.718

8
10
12

8.625
10.750
12.750

0.109
0.134
0.165

0.148
0.165
0.180

0.322
0.365
0.406

0.500
0.593
0.687

0.906
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MELTING POINTS OF METALS

Metal or Alloy

Melting
Point, F

Aluminum, pure ........................................... 1220

Brass and Bronze............................. 1600 - 1660
Copper ........................................................ 1981
Iron, Cast & Malleable................................. 2300
Lead, Pure..................................................... 621
Magnesium.................................................. 1202
Nickel .......................................................... 2647
Silver, Pure.................................................. 1761
Steel, Hi-Carbon
(0.40% to 0.70% Carbon) ....................... 2500
Steel, Medium Carbon
(0.15% to 0.40% Carbon) ....................... 2600
Steel, Low Carbon
(less than 0.15%) .................................... 2700
Stainless Steel,
18% Chromium, 8% Nickel ..................... 2590
Titanium ...................................................... 3035
Tungsten ..................................................... 6170
Zinc, Cast or Rolled....................................... 787

Schedule 160

SYMBOLS OF THE ELEMENTS

Element

Symbol

Actinium ................Ac
Aluminum ..............Al
Americium........... Am
Antimony.............. Sb
Argon ..................... A
Arsenic..................As
Astatine................. At
Barium ................. Ba
Berkelium..............Bk
Beryllium .............. Be
Bismuth..................Bi
Boron ..................... B
Bromine ................ Br
Cadmium ............. Cd
Calcium................ Ca
Californium............ Cf
Carbon ................... C
Cerium ................. Ca
Cesium................. Cs
Chlorine ................ Cl
Chromium ............. Cr
Cobalt .................. Co
Copper................. Cu
Curium ................ Cm
Dysprosium.......... Dy
Erbium ................ Er

16

Element

Symbol

Einsteinium ...............Es
Europium ................. Eu
Fermium...................Fm
Fluorine.......................F
Francium...................Fa
Gadolinium............... Gd
Gallium .................... Ga
Germanium .............. Ge
Gold .... ..... .............. Au
Hafnium .................... Hf
Helium...................... He
Holmium................... Ho
Hydrogen ................... H
Illinium......................... Il
lndium ........................ In
Iodine ...........................I
lridium .........................Ir
Iron............................Fe
Krypton ..................... Kr
Lanthanum ................ La
Lead......................... Pb
Lithium ....................... Li
Lutecium. . ................ Lu
Magnesium .............. Mg
Manganese .............. Mn
Mendelevium ........... Md

Element

Symbol

Mercury ................ Hg
Molybdenum ........Mo
Neodymium.......... Nd
Neon.. .................. Ne
Nickel .................... Ni
Niobium................ Nb
Nitrogen . ............... N
Nobelium.............. No
Osmium ............... Os
Oxygen .................. O
Palladium ............. Pd
Phosphorus............ P
Platinum................ Pt
Plutonium............. Pu
Polonium.............. Po
Potassium .............. K
Praseodymium.... ..Pr
Promethium ........ Pm
Protoactinium....... Pa
Radium ................ Ra
Radon .................. Rn
Rhenium .............. Re
Rhodium .............. Rh
Rubidium.............. Rb
Ruthenium ........... Ru

Element

Symbol

Samarium ............ Sm
Scandium ............. Sc
Selenium.............. Se
Silicon ................... Si
Silver.................... Ag
Sodium................. Na
Strontium .............. Sr
Sulfur ..................... S
Tantalum.............. Ta
Technetium ...........Tc
Tellurium .............. Te
Terbium................ Tb
Thallium ................ TI
Thorium................ Th
Thullum ............... Tm
Tin........................ Sn
Titanium .................Ti
Uranium ................. U
Vanadium............... V
Wolfram ................ W
Xenon .................. Xe
Ytterbium ............. Yb
Yttrium ................... Y
Zinc ...................... Zn
Zirconium .............. Zr