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    TYPICAL SURFACE ROUGHNESS

wall roughness friction coefficient

    Material Nature of Material      Roughness [mm]    Roughness [inch]
     
    Steel pipedrawn, new0.02 - 0.10.0008 - 0.004
    welded, new0.05 - 0.10.002 - 0.004
    galvanized, new0.150.006
    used, cleaned0.15 - 0.20.006 - 0.008
    lightly corroded0.1 - 0.40.004 - 0.016
    severely corroded0.4 - 30.016 - 0.12
    light scaling1 - 1.50.04 - 0.06
    heavy scaling1.5 - 40.06 - 0.16
    bitumed coated0.050.002
     
    cast - iron pipenew0.25 - 10.01 - 0.04
    corroded1 - 20.04 - 0.08
    with scaling1 - 40.04 - 0.16
     
    concrete pipesmooth finish0.3 - 10.012 - 0.04
    rough1 - 30.04 - 0.12
     
    Sheet steelsmooth0.070.0028
     
    Glass, lead, copper, brass0.0001 - 0.00154·10-6 - 60·10-6


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