CE 229 Piping Materials

Pipe

Hollow cylinder used to conduct or transfer fluids (liquids and gases) from one place to another place.

Internal Diameter

For pipe, it roughly corresponds to the nominal pipe size for standard wall thickness.

Outer Diameter

For tube, it closely corresponds to the tube size.

Cast Iron Soil Pipe

For sewers, drains, stacks, and vents in a waste system. Also called corporation.

Asbestos Pipe

Also commonly known as transite pipe. For soil, waste, ventilation and downspout.

Bituminous fiber pipe

Made from bituminized pressed wood pulp fiber.

Vitrified clay pipe

One of the oldest material. Made from vitrified blend of clay and shale and is commonly used in gravity sewer collection. Also called terra

Lead pipe

Oldest plumbing materials. Poisonous, never used to convey water.

Galvanized Steel Pipe

Made of mild steel. Deteriorates when used for hot water suppy system.

Galvanized Wrought Pipe

Better than steel pipe (more resistant to acid).

Copper Pipe

Durable, corrosive resistant, easy to install, could be used for cold and hot water supply can be bent easy (hence less joints and fittings).

Polyvinyl Chloride

Manufacturing sewage pipes, water mains and irrigation.

Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic

Manufacture highway structures like guardrails, signboards, drainage systems and bridge decks, as well as auto skyways, utility poles and pipelines for gas, water and sewage.

Glass/Fiber Reinforced Plastic

Strong, extremely light and highly versatile. Most common across all industries, although carbon fibre aramid composites are widely found in aerospace, automotive and sporting good applications.

Reinforced Thermosetting Resin Pipe

Used for process industries.

Polyethylene

Made from petroleum. When comparing failure ratings when exposed to events like rain, stress, wind, heat or cold, HDPE is proven to be more durable.

Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene

A rigid pressure piping system renowned for its high impact strength and durability which combine to give exceptional toughness. Used for indoor or outdoor plumbing, generally as a drain, waste, or vent pipe as well as sewer pipe and electrical wire insulation.

Polypropylene

Lightest weight piping material with very good chemical resistance, even to many organic solvents. Used for HVAC (Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning) applications.

Polybutylene

A form of plastic resin that was used extensively in the manufacture of water supply piping from 1978 until 1995 due to rupturing and causing property damage.

Polyvinylidene Fluoride

Often used in the semiconductor, chemical, medical and defense industries as well as in lithium

Earth/concrete pipe

Used for directing the flow of liquids or water underground.

Wood pipe

domestic water supply, irrigation, sewer systems and hydraulic power stations.

Carbon steel pipe

Because of its strength and ability to withstand stress, it is used in a variety of heavy duty industries like infrastructure, ships, distillers, and chemical fertilizer equipment.

Stainless steel

Used in piping systems for the transport of fluids or gases.

Pipe Hangers and Supports

Designed to support or elevate pipe from a base structure for vertical and horizontal arrangement.