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Product catalog summary
Introduction
Fine Tubes and Superior Tube are leaders in high-quality tubing solutions for the power industry, including nuclear, conventional, and solar applications. Their history of innovation includes contributions to the Manhattan Project and the USS Nautilus.

Historical Milestones
  • 1940: Tubing for the Manhattan Project.
  • 1954: Zirconium reactor tubes for USS Nautilus.
  • 1960: Fuel cladding for Argonne National Laboratory.
  • 1970: Development of 20-25Nb nuclear fuel cladding.
  • 2000: Zirconium Zr4 tubing for Watts Bar nuclear reactor.
  • 2008: Cooling tubes for CERN's Large Hadron Collider.
  • 2012: High-performance tubing for Gemasolar plant in Spain.

Product Offerings
They offer a range of high-performance tubes in stainless steel, nickel, titanium, and zirconium alloys for supercritical and ultra-supercritical applications.

Applications
  • Nuclear: Control and instrumentation, fuel cans, heat exchangers, steam generators.
  • Thermal: Steam turbine generators, super heaters, condensers.
  • Solar: Heat collectors, heat exchangers, super heaters.

Manufacturing Capabilities
Custom-sized tubing is available in seamless, welded, or Weldrawn® finishes, with various alloys and advanced surface finishes.

Quality and Standards
The tubing solutions meet standards like RCC-M, Nadcap, TUV, ISO 9001, and ASME NQA1, with precision manufacturing and testing facilities.

Conclusion
Fine Tubes and Superior Tube continue to innovate, providing high-precision tubing solutions for critical power applications worldwide.
Overview: The document details specifications and properties of metal alloys and stainless steel grades for demanding environments, including chemical compositions, mechanical properties, and specific applications.

Alloy Specifications:
  • Alloy 800 & 800H: High creep-rupture strength with similar corrosion properties.
  • Alloy 825: Excellent corrosion resistance in various environments.
  • Stainless Steel Grades: Includes grades like 303, 304L, 316L, each with unique properties.
  • Zirconium Alloys: Zircaloy 2 and 4 are used for nuclear fuel rod cladding.

Mechanical Properties: Lists tensile strength, yield strength, elongation, and hardness for each alloy.

Applications: Suitable for high precision and durability in nuclear reactors, seawater applications, and high chloride exposure areas.

Global Presence: Part of AMETEK, Inc., with facilities in the UK and US, and sales offices in Germany, France, India, and the US, serving over 35 countries.

Contact Information: Provides contact details for sales offices worldwide, highlighting the company's extensive network and customer service.
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Catalog excerpts

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SPECIALTY METAL PRODUCTS O ENERGY High Precision Tubing Solutions for Demanding Power Applications NUCLEAR • CONVENTIONAL • SOLAR

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High precision tubes for demanding environments Nuclear • Conventional • Solar Tubing Excellence With over 70 years of engineering expertise in supplying high precision tubes, Fine Tubes and Superior Tube work closely with customers worldwide developing high specification tubing solutions to help them solve their technical challenges. We manufacture high performance tubes in an ever expanding range of stainless steel, nickel, titanium and zirconium alloys for supercritical and ultra-supercritical nuclear, thermal and solar power applications. Tubing Innovations Tubing Innovations Fine Tubes and...

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TUBiNG SOLUTiONS TUBING SOLUTIONS NUCLEAR POWER Our involvement with the nuclear industry goes back to as early as the 1930s. Since then, Fine Tubes and Superior Tube have been developing and supplying high quality tubing solutions for in-core reactor components where tubing is critical to the safe operation of nuclear reactors having to withstand extreme temperatures, pressures and radiation. From developing tubing solutions to be used as fuel cans for the U.K's AGR programme, we have continued to evolve our product range in support of PWR, PHWR, LWR, BWR and FBR reactor technologies. Superior...

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High precision tubes for demanding environments Nuclear • Conventional • Solar Manufacturing Capabilities Manufacturing Capabilities Alloys Fine Tubes and Superior Tube produce a wide range of custom-sized tubing in an ever expanding range of alloys – available in three different forms, i.e. seamless, welded or welded & redrawn (Weldrawn®) finish. Seamless, Welded, Welded & redrawn Stainless Steel Seamless only We also manufacture tubing in many other grades. Please contact us for more details. Supplied forms Straight lengths: Maximum 20 m (65 ft) Coils: Up to 100 kg (200 lb) or up to 10,000...

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Straight lengths Tubing sizes typical for power applications range from 3 mm (0.1181 in) to 50.8 mm (2 in) OD in seamless, welded, welded & redrawn. Other sizes are available on request, starting from 0.25 mm (0.0098 in) OD. Tubing Quality Tubing Quality • Nadcap (Heat Treatment) • Nadcap (Welding) Tubing supply is based on the technical requirements of ASME III.

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SUPERCRiTiCAL TUBING • GRADE CHARTS cn < _j o oo

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Alloy Group For further details on our grades visit: Nickel Alloys Chemical Analysis % Excellent corrosion resistance in both oxidising and reducing environments. Good resistance to chloride stress-corrosion cracking and pitting. Similar corrosion properties to A800 & 800H with significantly high creep-rupture strength. Excellent high temperature creep resistance, combined with oxidation and carburisation resistance. Resistant to stress corrosion & good in aqueous media. High temperature strength performance. Age hardenable, high-strength nickel alloy with excellent corrosion resistance and formability....

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GLOBAL PRESENCE Through the partnership between U.K.-based Fine Tubes and U.S.-based Superior Tube both companies can offer increased capabilities, leading to significantly reduced lead times, an extended product portfolio, increased global reach and outstanding customer service. Our tubing experts deliver high precision tubing to customers in over 35 countries worldwide. finetubes FINE TUBES Plymbridge Road Plymouth PL6 7LG UNITED KINGDOM E: [email protected] In addition to tube mills in the United Kingdom and the United States, we have sales offices in Germany, France, India and...

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