Tata Steel Inflow™ Plus 355 Pressure Tube
INFLOW™ PLUS 355 TUBE
INFLOW™ PLUS 355 TUBE
Pressure Tube
Inflow™ Plus 355 is our high strength, multi-certified, hot-finished HFI welded pressure tube.
Inflow™ Plus 355 is our high strength, multi-certified, hot-finished HFW (High Frequency Welded) pressure tube for general purpose and industrial conveyance solutions such as HVAC, steam services, petrochemical, process plant, fire protection and wear resistance applications.
INFORMATION
TENSILE STRENGTH MPA
490-650
PRIMARY GRADE/MIN YIELD STRENGTH MPA
355
DELIVERY CONDITION AND SIZE RANGE
- Cold : N/A
- Hot : OD17.2 - 193.7mm
- WLA (Weld Line Anneal) : OD219.1 - 508mm
MAIN TARGETED APPLICATION
- General purpose pressure
DETAILS
- Elongation (longitudinal min) % : 22
- Standard temperature range (°C) : -20 to 400
- Low temp option (request at time of order) : Note 1
- Suitable alternative to seamless : Yes
FEATURES AND BENEFITS
- Primary standard EN 10217-3 Grade P355NH.
- Multi-certified satisfying the mechanical properties of grades in other industry referenced standards, e.g. DIN1626 St52.0N/G, DIN1628 St52.4 and DIN17178 WSt E 355.
- Suitable substitute for equivalent hot-finished fine grain seamless tube grades e.g. DIN1629 St52.0N, DIN1630 St52.4, & DIN17179 WSt E355.
- General engineering tube to EN 10219 Grade S355J2H (for sizes greater than, equal to OD219.1mm).
- Fully weldable.
- Fully killed steel produced to fine grain practice for enhanced ductility.
- Quality designation TC1 supplied as standard.
- Quality designation TC2 option for sizes ≥ OD219.1mm.
- Inflow™ Plus 355 provides full PED compliance being suitable for equipment in PED categories I, II, III or IV, also aligned with AD2000 Merkblatt W4.
- Suitable for pressure applications and temperature range -20 to +400ºC (except EN 10219).
- OD and ID weld beads fully removed.
- Due to the superior mechanical properties of Inflow™ Plus 355, the same pressure integrity as for Inflow™ Plus 235 can be obtained with thinner walls.
- The associated weight savings will enable a reduction in supporting load bearing structures, hangers and brackets etc.
- Increased wear resistance – providing improved service life for applications where this is a consideration.
- Backed up by technical experts who can offer advice on applications and product suitability.
- Inflow™ Plus 355 is fully technically supported with a range of available product brochures.
- Certified to BES 6001 Responsible Sourcing standard.
- Supplied with 3.1 inspection certification to EN 10204.
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
TECHNICAL PRODUCT
Pull By educating end-users on the technical benefits of using Tata Steel’s conveyance products, they will generally specify those products over alternative options.
APPLICATION ASSISTANCE
Want to confirm that one of our Tata Steel products is suitable for a specific application? Check with us first, so that you can respond to your customer with confidence.
TECHNICAL SELLING
Looking for the opportunity to secure that sale? Getting technical assistance from Tata Steel might make all the difference.
SPECIFICATION CONVERSION
For customers referring to old, out dated standards or other tube specifications, we can advise on their compatibility with our existing tube products that you stock.
DEDICATED EXPERTS ACROSS MULTIPLE DISCIPLINS
As a global customer focused industrial manufacturer, we have experts in many areas of product, process and installation activities that our customers can utilise.
FREE PRODUCT SUPPORT AND TRAINING
Tata Steel Tubes offers free product training: either one to one or for larger groups. Product training can improve your sales team’s ability to technically sell.
INNOVATION & PROJECT OPPORTUNITIES
Tata Steel is involved in a varied range of projects and product development activities; working closely with us can provide insight into new technologies, products and potential development opportunities.
SALES TEAM DEVELOPMENT
Training will improve your team’s technical understanding, enabling them to speak more confidently with specifiers and engineering consultants.
CPD COURSES
Tata Steel Tubes offers a range of CPD courses. These courses are provided at three levels:
- Basic: Providing an introduction to, or summary of the subject matter.
- Intermediate: Audience already has some level of awareness, but require a more detailed understanding.
- Advanced: Audience are very familiar with the topic area, but wish to develop a more in-depth knowledge.
TOPIC AREAS- BASICS
- Introduction to Tata Steel and its products.
- Hot vs cold – why not all tubes are the same - differences between hot-finished and cold-formed imports.
- Welded vs seamless - advantages of welded tubes.
TOPIC AREAS-INTERMEDIATE
- Tube specifications and tube manufacturing methods. - including a more detailed examination into hot vs cold. - Introduction to galvanic corrosion
– issues with stainless steel in mixed metal pipework systems.
- Introduction to commissioning issues.
- BIM and VR – new tools for training.
TOPIC AREA-ADVANCED
- The development of and issues with tube specifications.
- Tube manufacturing and testing (ideally with a mill tour).
- Examination of building services corrosion issues.
- Examination of commissioning issues – including case studies.
- BIM and VR –training course on how to develop BIM and VR models.
