Chapter 33: Material of Construction
| 33.1 | Introduction | 3 |
| 33.1.1 | Related References | 3 |
| 33.2 | Environments that typically require special materials | 3 |
| 33.3 | Classes of materials | 4 |
| 33.4 | Materials Selection Criteria | 5 |
| 33.4.1 | Material Selection in Process Units | 6 |
| 33.4.2 | Materials for General Process plant use | 7 |
| 33.4.3 | Common Environmental Considerations | 14 |
| 33.4.4. | Post Weld Heat Treating (PWHT) | 24 |
| 33.4.5 | Materials for Special Equipment | 25 |
| 33.4.6 | Temperature Considerations | 27 |
| 33.4.7 | Corrosion | 28 |
| 33.4.8 | Environmental Induced Attack | 36 |
| 33.4.9 | Relative Metallic Material Costs Comparison | 44 |
| 33.5 | Non-Metallic Materials | 45 |
| 33.5.1 | Plastics | 45 |
| 33.6 | Material of Construction | 65 |
| 33.7 | Material Selection Table | 71 |
| 33.8 | References | 90 |
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