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CAESAR II Users Guide

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Displays the material name from the material database. Materials are specified either by name or number. All available material names and their CAESAR II material numbers are displayed in the list. Because this list is long, typing a partial material name (such as A106) allows you to select from matching materials.

  • Materials 1-17 define generic materials without code allowable stresses.

  • Material 18 defines a cut short cold spring element.

  • Material 19 defines a cut long cold spring element.

  • Material 20 defines Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic (FRP) pipe.

  • Material 21 represents user-defined material.

  • Materials 101 and greater define materials specific to the active piping code associated with a pipe element.

    Examples

    • (CAESAR II number) <material specification per piping code> <material grade>

      (104) A106 A

      (180) A335 P1

    • (CAESAR II number) <material specification per piping code> <composition difference>

      (306) API-5L X65

      (307) API-5L U70

    • (CAESAR II number) <material specification per piping code><seamless (S) or welded (W)><maximum thickness in mm><fatigue life in thousands of hours>

      (406) 1.0345S–16–100

      (469) 1.0345S–40–200

When an asterisk ( * ) displays before a material name, the defined Code edition no longer supports the material. You should verify the material properties in the piping code edition or select another material. For example, B31.3-2020 no longer supports material A789 S32900 and the software displays it as (335)*A789 S32900.

When you select a material from the database, the software places the physical properties and the allowable stresses in the Classic Piping Input dialog.

If you change the temperature or piping code later, the software automatically updates the allowable stress values.

For user-defined material, type the corresponding properties.