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PIPING
MATERIALS
SELECTION AND
APPLICATIONS
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PIPING
MATERIALS
SELECTION AND
APPLICATIONS
By
PETER SMITH
AMSTERDAM. BOSTON. HEIDELBERG. LONDON. NEWYORK. OXFORD
PARIS. SANDIEGO. SAN FRANCISCO. SINGAPORE. SYDNEY. TOKYO
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CONTENTS
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . ............................ vii
1 The Piping Material Engineer. . . . . .