Stainless Steel Pipe

AN A MERICAN NA TIONAL S T AND ARD

ASME B36.19M-2018

[Revision of ASME B36.19M-2004 (R2015)]

ASME B36.19M-2018

[Revision of ASME B36.19M-2004 (R2015)]

Stainless Steel

Pipe

AN AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD

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Date of Issuance: September 19, 2018

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CONTENTS

Foreword iv

Committee Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v

Correspondence With the B32 Committee vi

iii