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Enter the Interface pressure (Po) between the tube and the tubesheet that remains after expanding the tube at fabrication.

This pressure is usually established analytically or experimentally. But, must consider the effect of change in material strength at operating temperature.

This input is required only for the tube joint types i, j and k, as defined in table A-2 in ASME Sec VIII, Div-1 App. A.