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Variables

Variable 8 - Roughness

Absolute roughness K in mm for various materials

Material

State

Roughness [mm]

Drawn glass, lead, copper and brass tubes

 

0 – 0.0015

Drawn steel tubes

New

0.04 (0.02 – 0.1)

Cleaned after long service

0.15 – 0.20

Moderately rusted or slightly fouled

≤ 0.40

Heavily fouled

≤ 3.0

Galvanized sheet steel

Smooth (air ducts)

0.07

Galvanized steel tubes

Normally galvanized

0.15

Welded steel pipes

New

0.05 (up to 0.1)

New, bituminized

0.05

Used, cleaned

0.15 – 0.20

Uniformly rusted

≤ 0.40

Slightly fouled

1 – 1.5

Heavily fouled

2 – 4

Riveted steel pipes

 

0.9 (0.5 – 10)

Cast iron pipes

New

0.26 (up to 1)

New, bituminized

0.10 – 0.15

Slighly rusted

1.0 – 1.5

Fouled

1.4 – 4.0

Concrete conduits

Smooth finish

0.3 (up to 0.8)

Rough

1.2 (up to 3)

Fibrous concrete pipes

(Eternit; Toschi)

0.05 – 0.1

Wooden boards

Unplaned

0.7

Planed

0.2

Brickwork

Normal bonds

1.3

Plastic tubes

 

≤ 0.0015