MIL-HDBK-1005/16
Table 22
Materials of Construction - Chemical Handling Facilities
Chemical
Tanks
Pumps
Pipe
Valves
Alum
FRP
Nonmetallic
PVC, CPVC,
Nonmetallic
FRP
Chlorine
Steel
N/A
Carbon steel Carbon steel
cylinders
to vaporizer
Ferric
FRP, rubber-
Nonmetallic
FRP, CPVC,
Rubber lined,
Chloride
lined steel
or rubber
PVC, rubber- CPVC
lined
lined steel
Ferrous
FRP
Nonmetallic
PVC, CPVC,
Nonmetallic
Sulfate
FRP
Type 316
Aluminum,
Aluminum
Type 316
stainless
Type 316L
Peroxide
Alloy 5254,
stainless
stainless
Type 316L
steel,
steel, Teflon
steel
stainless
Teflon
lined
steel
Methanol
Carbon steel
Cast steel
FRP, carbon
Carbon steel
steel
CF-8M
Ozone
N/A
N/A
Type 316
stainless
steel
Polymers
FRP
Nonmetallic
PVC, CPVC
Nonmetallic
Sodium
FRP
Nonmetallic
PVC, CPVC,
Nonmetallic
Bisulfite
FRP
or plastic
lined
CPVC, FRP,
Stainless
Sodium
FRP, special
Stainless
stainless
steel,
Hydroxide
construction
or carbon
steel
nonmetallic
steel
Sodium
FRP, special
Nonmetallic
FRP, CPVC
Nonmetallic
Hypochlorite
construction
or plastic
lined
Sulfur
Carbon steel
N/A
Carbon steel Carbon steel
Dioxide
Concentrated
Phenolic
CN-7M
Type 304
CN-7M for
(93%)
lined steel
(Alloy 20)
stainless,
throttling,
Sulfuric Acid
6 fps
CF-8M for
maximum
shut-off
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