{"id":5394,"date":"2026-09-07T12:56:04","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T12:56:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ultrasuonindt.it\/applications\/chemical-pharmaceutical-and-food\/stainless-steel-process-piping\/"},"modified":"2026-09-17T22:18:32","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T22:18:32","slug":"stainless-steel-process-piping","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ultrasuonindt.it\/en\/applications\/chemical-pharmaceutical-and-food\/stainless-steel-process-piping\/","title":{"rendered":"Stainless steel process piping"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:36%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large has-custom-border\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ultrasuonindt.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/dakota_ndt-strumenti_di_misura_ad_ultrasuoni-strumento_dakota_applicaizoni_misura_spessore_tubi_piccolo_diametro-web-1200x1200-1.webp?resize=1200%2C1200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Ultrasonic thickness measurement on a small-diameter pipe\" class=\"wp-image-1022\" style=\"border-color:#000000;border-width:1px;border-radius:15px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ultrasuonindt.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/dakota_ndt-strumenti_di_misura_ad_ultrasuoni-strumento_dakota_applicaizoni_misura_spessore_tubi_piccolo_diametro-web-1200x1200-1.webp?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ultrasuonindt.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/dakota_ndt-strumenti_di_misura_ad_ultrasuoni-strumento_dakota_applicaizoni_misura_spessore_tubi_piccolo_diametro-web-1200x1200-1.webp?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ultrasuonindt.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/dakota_ndt-strumenti_di_misura_ad_ultrasuoni-strumento_dakota_applicaizoni_misura_spessore_tubi_piccolo_diametro-web-1200x1200-1.webp?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ultrasuonindt.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/dakota_ndt-strumenti_di_misura_ad_ultrasuoni-strumento_dakota_applicaizoni_misura_spessore_tubi_piccolo_diametro-web-1200x1200-1.webp?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ultrasuonindt.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/dakota_ndt-strumenti_di_misura_ad_ultrasuoni-strumento_dakota_applicaizoni_misura_spessore_tubi_piccolo_diametro-web-1200x1200-1.webp?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:4%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-top-right-radius:6px;border-bottom-right-radius:6px;border-left-color:#225f78;border-left-width:6px;background-color:#ebf1f4;padding-top:24px;padding-right:28px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:28px\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#225f78;font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.408), 18px);font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6\">Stainless steel resists, but it is not immune: erosion at elbows, localised attack where the fluid is most aggressive. On small-diameter piping the constraint is the curvature, and it is solved with the right probe. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\" style=\"list-style:none;padding-left:0px;line-height:1.6\">\n<li style=\"list-style:none\"><strong style=\"color:#225f78\">\u2713<\/strong> Small-diameter probes for sharply curved tubes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"list-style:none\"><strong style=\"color:#225f78\">\u2713<\/strong> Propagation velocity settable for each stainless alloy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"list-style:none\"><strong style=\"color:#225f78\">\u2713<\/strong> Scan mode to find the thinnest point quickly<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"list-style:none\"><strong style=\"color:#225f78\">\u2713<\/strong> Measurement without interrupting the process or opening the line<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In process lines the thinning is not spread evenly along the pipe. It concentrates at elbows, where the fluid changes direction and erosion is most intense, downstream of control valves, where turbulence is greater, and in the stretches where liquid stagnates when the plant is idle. That is where the inspection has to be concentrated.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The technical problem on these lines is the diameter. On a small-diameter tube the surface is sharply curved and a standard-diameter probe does not sit evenly: part of the energy does not enter the material and the reading becomes unstable. Small-diameter transducers are needed, sized to the actual radius of the tube.  <\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light popmake-4066 popmake-739\" style=\"border-width:1px;min-height:250px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"250\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-727 size-full\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ultrasuonindt.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/banner_technical_support_choose_products.png?resize=1200%2C250&#038;ssl=1\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ultrasuonindt.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/banner_technical_support_choose_products.png?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ultrasuonindt.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/banner_technical_support_choose_products.png?resize=300%2C63&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ultrasuonindt.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/banner_technical_support_choose_products.png?resize=1024%2C213&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ultrasuonindt.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/banner_technical_support_choose_products.png?resize=768%2C160&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-30 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#d3d6dc\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-15701bb7 wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-ti-fg-color is-style-default has-luminous-vivid-amber-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(21.536px, 1.346rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 1.374), 35px);\"><strong>Need help choosing the right product?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-b507c051 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button popmake-4066 popmake-739\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-ti-accent-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\">Contact us<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A second aspect concerns the material. Stainless alloys do not all have the same propagation velocity, and the coarse-grained structure of some austenitic steels scatters the ultrasonic beam. Calibration has to be carried out on a sample of the same alloy, and the reading validated on the A-Scan when the backwall echo comes back weak.  <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where the inspection is concentrated<\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th style=\"background-color:#225f78;color:#ffffff;padding:10px\">Point on the line<\/th><th style=\"background-color:#225f78;color:#ffffff;padding:10px\">Prevailing mechanism<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Outer radius of elbows and bends<\/td><td>Erosion due to the change of direction of the fluid<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Stretches downstream of valves<\/td><td>Turbulence and possible cavitation<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Low points and stagnant stretches<\/td><td>Localised corrosive attack when the plant is idle<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Diameter reductions<\/td><td>Local increase in the velocity of the fluid<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Welds and heat-affected zones<\/td><td>Susceptibility to intergranular corrosion<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Probe, calibration and repeatability<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:36%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large has-custom-border\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ultrasuonindt.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/dakota_ndt-strumenti_di_misura_ad_ultrasuoni-strumento_CX_applicazione_misura_spessore_su_tubi_e_condotte-web-1200x1200-1.webp?resize=1200%2C1200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Dakota thickness gauge in use on pipes and lines\" class=\"wp-image-1016\" style=\"border-color:#000000;border-width:1px;border-radius:15px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ultrasuonindt.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/dakota_ndt-strumenti_di_misura_ad_ultrasuoni-strumento_CX_applicazione_misura_spessore_su_tubi_e_condotte-web-1200x1200-1.webp?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ultrasuonindt.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/dakota_ndt-strumenti_di_misura_ad_ultrasuoni-strumento_CX_applicazione_misura_spessore_su_tubi_e_condotte-web-1200x1200-1.webp?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ultrasuonindt.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/dakota_ndt-strumenti_di_misura_ad_ultrasuoni-strumento_CX_applicazione_misura_spessore_su_tubi_e_condotte-web-1200x1200-1.webp?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ultrasuonindt.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/dakota_ndt-strumenti_di_misura_ad_ultrasuoni-strumento_CX_applicazione_misura_spessore_su_tubi_e_condotte-web-1200x1200-1.webp?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ultrasuonindt.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/dakota_ndt-strumenti_di_misura_ad_ultrasuoni-strumento_CX_applicazione_misura_spessore_su_tubi_e_condotte-web-1200x1200-1.webp?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:4%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The choice of probe starts from the diameter of the tube and its nominal thickness: the smaller and thinner the tube, the more a reduced-diameter transducer and a high frequency are needed. On sanitary and pharmaceutical lines, where the surface finish is excellent, the measurement turns out particularly stable. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Repeatability over time, on the other hand, depends on identifying the points. Physically marking the positions on the line and calling them up in the same order at every campaign is what makes the readings comparable and the thinning rate calculable. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Recommended instruments<\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th style=\"background-color:#225f78;color:#ffffff;padding:10px\">Instrument<\/th><th style=\"background-color:#225f78;color:#ffffff;padding:10px\">Typical use<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/ultrasuonindt.it\/en\/products\/thickness-gauges\/dakota-cmx1-dl-corrosion-and-coating-gauge\/\">Dakota CMX1-DL<\/a><\/td><td>Corrosion measurement with six modes and a 4 GB data logger<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/ultrasuonindt.it\/en\/products\/thickness-gauges\/dakota-cx8-dl-thickness-gauge-with-data-logger-and-b-scan\/\">Dakota CX8-DL<\/a><\/td><td>Line inspections with data logger and B-Scan<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/ultrasuonindt.it\/en\/products\/thickness-gauges\/dakota-pmx2-dl-precision-gauge-with-a-scan\/\">Dakota PMX2-DL<\/a><\/td><td>Thin tubes and high-resolution measurements<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/ultrasuonindt.it\/en\/products\/probes-and-accessories\/transducers-for-corrosion-thickness-gauges-dual-element\/\">Dual element transducers<\/a><\/td><td>Small-diameter probes for sharply curved tubes<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block\"><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1757254001\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">What is the minimum measurable diameter?<\/strong><p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">It depends on the probe used: the limit lies not with the instrument but with the transducer, which has to sit properly on the curved surface. Tell us the diameter and nominal thickness and we will propose the right probe. <\/p><\/div><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1757254002\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Does the measurement work on austenitic stainless steels?<\/strong><p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Yes, bearing in mind that the coarse-grained structure of some alloys scatters the ultrasonic beam and weakens the backwall echo. In these cases the A-Scan is useful to validate the reading. <\/p><\/div><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1757254003\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Does the pipe have to be emptied?<\/strong><p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">No. The measurement is taken from outside, and the presence of fluid inside does not prevent the wall thickness from being read. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Back to <a href=\"https:\/\/ultrasuonindt.it\/en\/applications\/chemical-pharmaceutical-and-food\/\">Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Food<\/a>, or write to us from the <a href=\"https:\/\/ultrasuonindt.it\/en\/contact\/\">Contacts<\/a> page: tell us the diameter, alloy and nominal thickness of the lines to be inspected.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Further information and contacts <\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.roder.it\">Systems division and sensor integration partner : www.roder.it<\/a><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/ultrasuonindt.it\/chi-siamo\/\">More information about RODER SRL : about us<\/a><br\/>Contact for general information : <a href=\"mailto:info@roder.it\">info@roder.it<\/a><br\/>Contact for information about these products : <a href=\"mailto:info@roder.it\">info@roder.it<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><br\/>The information contained on this web page is provided for information purposes only. Although it has been compiled with the utmost care, it does not constitute a contractual offer or a binding commitment to supply. It may contain transcription, translation or typographical errors. For precise and up-to-date information, please contact our company directly.    <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Some images on this website have been intentionally generated using Artificial Intelligence (AI). This is because, for many applications and projects, it is not possible to disclose photographs of the installation or of the actual system due to confidentiality agreements, confidentiality clauses and non-disclosure agreements (NDAs). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stainless steel resists, but it is not immune: erosion at elbows, localised attack where the fluid is most aggressive. 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