Definition | T1 | nominal wall thickness |
| T0 | strength thickness in mm |
| T | minimum required wall thickness in mm |
| C | corrosion allowance in mm |
| B | bending allowance in mm |
| st | permissible stress in N/mm2 |
| sb | specified minimum tensile strength of the material
in N/mm2 at
20ºC |
| s ft | specified minimum yield stress or 0.2% proof
stress of the material in N/mm at design material temperature |
| p | design pressure in bar |
| D | outer diameter of pipe in mm |
| sb100000 | average value for stress to rupture after 100
000 hours at design material temperature |
| a | percentage negative manufacturing tolerance |
| e | strength ratio |