Characteristics of various Metallic, PSC & GRP Pipes

Material Parameters Tensile Strength (Mpa) Elongation % Brinell Hardness Type Cast Iron Ductile Iron Mild Steel PSC PCCP GRP BWSC

150-260 Nil < 230 BHN This is heavy, rigid & brittle pipe. High strength, very low impact resistance Corrosion resistant

Min.420 10 < 230 BHN

Min.410 17 < 140 BHN

Less Hoop tensile strength -

410 -

High Hoop tensile strength -

410 -

Strength

Corrosion

Not available Cement Mortar Lining Laying & Jointing Long laying, Flexible rubber push-on type Type & joints and rigid lead, Installation slow installation Effective service life & durability Minimum 100 years

The pipe ductile, This is also a light, High weight, Rigid High weight, Very light weight, High Weight, semilighter flexible in flexible type pipe. pipe Rigid pipe rigid pipe Flexible nature. High strength and High strength and high Subject to shear & Subject to shear High strength to Subject to shear & very high impact impact resistance beam breakage & beam weight Ratio beam breakage resistance breakage Corrosion resistant Highly corrosion prone. Highly corrosion prone Highly Highly Corrosion Highly corrosion corrosion prone resistant prone centrifugally applied Cement mortar lining is Lining & coating Lining & Not applicable CML applicable cement mortar lining available at site level coating Long Laying, Long Laying, Rigid Wide range of laying Wide range of Long laying length Medium laying length Flexible rubber-pushwelded joints, length, flexible Rubber laying length, (6-18m), double (4-8m), welding, slow on type joints (Gasket Fast installation ring (Gasket type), welding, slow bell coupling, installation type), fast installation slow installation installation Faster installation Minimum 100 years 30 to 40 years under proper anticorrosive lining Costly High 0.011 with CML 120 with CML Easy NIL Medium hydraulic surge 300-2500 Max.30 Years under proper Maintenance Cheaper Higher 0.011 with CML 140 Difficult negligible High hydraulic surge 300-2000 Max. 30 Years under proper Maintenance Cheap Higher 0.011 with CML 140 Difficult negligible High hydraulic surge 300-2000 50-60 Years Max.30 Years under proper Maintenance Relatively less Costly High 0.011 with CML 130 Easy Nil High hydraulic surge 250-1800 IS-15155 IHP Medium

Costliest Basic cost of pipe Higher Transportation cost 0.011 with CML Roughness coefficient 140 with CML HW-C- Value Easy Handling 3o-5o Deflection Surge Pressure High hydraulic surge 100-1000 Available Sizes in India (mm) IS-1536 Standards Kesoram/Electrosteel Manufacturer O&M Low

Costlier High 0.011 with CML 140 with CML Easier 3o-5o Medium hydraulic surge 100-1100

Cost effective Less 0.011 150 Easier About 5o Low hydraulic surge 300-2500 IS-12709 Graphite India, Amiantit Low

IS-8329 IS-3589 IS-784 IS-784/EN-642 Electro steel/Jindal PSL/SAIL/Welspun/Jin IHP/Bhooratnam/Aqua IHP Saw dal Saw Prestress Low Low Medium Medium