GRP PIPE COMPARISION OF FEATURE BENEFITS WITH

VARIOUS TRADITIONAL PIPES

FIT & FORGET PIPING SYSTEM
LIGHTWEIGHT, STRONG & DURABLE
COMPARISONS BETWEEN GRP PIPES WITH VARIOUS METALLIC , PSC , PVC, HDPE
MATERIAL GRP CAST IRON DUCTILE IRON MILD STEE
PARAMETERS
TENSILE STRENGTH High Hoop tensile 150-260 Min.420 Min.410
(MPA) strength

ELONGATION % - Nil 10 17
BRINELL HARDNESS - < 230 BHN < 230 BHN < 140 BHN

TYPE Very light This is heavy, rigid & The pipe ductile, lighter This is also a lig
weight, Flexible brittle pipe. flexible in nature. flexible type pip

STRENGTH High strength to High strength, very low High strength and very High strength and hig
weight Ratio impact resistance high impact resistance impact resistance

CORROSION Highly Corrosion Corrosion resistant Corrosion resistant Highly corrosion

resistant

CEMENT MORTAR Not applicable Not available centrifugally applied Cement mortar lini
LINING cement mortar lining available at site le

LAYING & JOINTING TYPE Long laying length Long laying, Flexible Long Laying, Flexible Long Laying, Rigid w
& INSTALLATION (6-18m), double bell rubber push-on type rubber- push- on type joints, Fast installa
coupling, Faster joints and rigid lead, slow joints (Gasket type), fast
installation installation installation

MATERIAL GRP CAST IRON DUCTILE IRON MILD STEE

PARAMETERS
EFFECTIVE SERVICE 50-60 Years Minimum 100 years Minimum 100 years 30 to 40 years under
LIFE & DURABILITY anticorrosive lin

BASIC COST OF PIPE Cost effective Costliest Costlier Costly

TRANSPORTATION Less Higher High High
COST
ROUGHNESS 0.011 0.011 with CML 0.011 with CML 0.011 with CML
COEFFICIENT
HW-“C”- VALUE 150 140 with CML 140 with CML 120 with CML
HANDLING Easier Easy Easier Easy
DEFLECTION About 5o 3o-5o 3o-5o NIL
 SURGE PRESSURE Low hydraulic High hydraulic surge Medium hydraulic Medium hydrau
surge surge surge

AVAILABLE SIZES IN 25-4000 100-1000 100-1100 300-2500

INDIA (MM)
STANDARDS IS-12709 IS-1536 IS-8329 IS-3589

COMPARISONS OF FEATURES BENEFITS BETWEEN GRP PIPE WITH D.I. PIPES

MATERIAL GRP PIPE
PARAMETERS
CORROSION RESISTANCE Excellent corrosion resistance. No external/
Internal coating or wrapping is required.
COST 15% Lower than Ductile Iron
INSTALLATION COST Light duty tools are required due to light weight.
Hence substantial cost saving on
MAINTENANCE Less maintenance is required
LIFE GRP pipes are designed for 50 Year of life.
UNDERGROUND APPLICATION GRP pipe is not attacked by the organic matters
present in the soil
PROCESS PARAMETER FOR Varies from case to case and hence
MANUFACTURING properties can be fixed depend upon the
WEIGHT Very light. Nearly 1/4th of DI pipe
HANDLING Handling is very easy since very light in
SPECIFIC GRAVITY 1.8 – 1.9
HAZEN WILLIAMS COEFFICIENT 150 (Hence less head loss)
WALL THICKNESS Lesser wall thickness due to proper fiber
orientation

COMPARISONS OF FEATURES BENEFITS BETWEEN GRP PIPE WITH MILD STEEL P

MATERIAL GRP PIPE
PARAMETERS
CORROSION RESISTANCE Totally corrosion resistant. No external/ internal coating or
wrapping is required.

HAZEN WILLIAMS 150 C Value

COEFFICIENT (“C” Highest among different piping materials due to smooth inner
VALUE) surface of GRP Pipes Higher C value gives lower head loss and
reduces the pumping cost.

LIFE GRP pipes are designed for 50 Years of life.

SPECIFIC GRAVITY 1.8 – 1.9

 WEIGHT Very light. Nearly 1/4th of MS pipe for the same
specification.
HANDLING Handling is very easy since very light in weight
MAINTENANCE Practically no maintenance required for GRP pipes.

UNDERGROUND GRP pipe is not attacked by the organic matters present in the soil
APPLICATION
INSTALLATION COST Light duty tools are required due to lightweight. Hence
substantial cost saving on installation.

COMPARISONS OF FEATURES BENEFITS BETWEEN GRP PIPE WITH PVC PIPES

MATERIAL GRP PIPE
PARAMETERS
TENSILE STRENGTH Hoop tensile strength: 300 - 375 MPa
MODULUS OF ELASTICITY Hoop Tensile modulus: 20000-30000 GPa
SPECIFIC GRAVITY 1.8 – 1.9
WALL THICKNESS Lesser wall thickness due to high strength and
excellent stiffness and proper fiber orientation

CORROSION RESISTANCE Good

RELATIVE COST 15% cost saving compared to HDPE in diameters
above 10 inches
PROCESS PARAMETER FOR Varies from case to case and hence
MANUFACTURING properties can be fixed depend upon the
application by varying fiber orientation.
MAINTENANCE GRP pipes are designed for 50 Year of life hence
no maintenance is required
LIFE GRP pipe are designed for 50years of life

UNDERGROUND PIPING Best design optimization possible between

APPLICATIONS meeting internal pressure class and stiffness
requirement with fiber orientation and sand
aggregate addition
COMPARISONS OF FEATURES BENEFITS BETWEEN GRP PIPE WITH HDPE PIPES
MATERIAL GRP PIPE
PARAMETERS
TENSILE STRENGTH Hoop tensile strength: 300 - 375 MPa

MODULUS OF ELASTICITY Hoop Tensile modulus: 20000-30000 GPa

SPECIFIC GRAVITY 1.8 – 1.9

WALL THICKNESS Lesser wall thickness due to high strength and
excellent stiffness and proper fiber orientation
 CORROSION RESISTANCE Good
RELATIVE COST 15% cost saving higher diameter pipes (above 200mm)

PROCESS PARAMETER FOR Varies from case to case and hence properties can be
MANUFACTURING fixed depend upon the application by varying fiber
orientation.
MAINTENANCE GRP pipes are designed for 50 Year of life hence
no maintenance is required

UNDERGROUND PIPING Best design optimization possible between

APPLICATIONS meeting internal pressure class and stiffness
requirement with fiber orientation and sand
aggregate addition
COMPARISONS OF FEATURES BENEFITS BETWEEN GRP PIPE WITH D.I. /M.S / PVC
MATERIAL GRP PIPES DI PIPES MS EPOXY
PARAMETERS
CORROSION Very poor corrosion resistance. To avoid inside co
RESISTANCE Hence inside cement lining is additional epoxy co
required. For outside corrosion required. For
Very Good protection wrapping, coating, corrosion pro
Cathodic protection is required wrapping, coating, C
protection is required

Very Less Maintenance is External coating may peel off in due External coating may
required course of time due to rough handling due course of time du
MAINTENANCE and environment Periodical handling and en
maintenance is required. Periodical mainten
required.
LIFE GRP pipes are designed for Due to corrosion the life of pipe is Due to corrosion th
50 Years of life 15 – 20 years pipe is 10 – 15 yea

Best design optimization

possible between
UNDERGROUND meeting internal The life of the underground DI pipe is The life of the undergr
APPLICATION pressure class and reduced due to external corrosion reduced due to extern
stiffness requirement with
fiber orientation
and sand aggregate
addition
VARIOUS PIPE WALL – SPECIFIC GRAVITY

COEFFICIENT OF THERMAL EXPANSION

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY

SURGE & WATER HAMMER – SURGE WAVE CELERITY

SAVE LIFE COSTS - SAVING TIME & MONEY

REAL TIME DATA – LIFE COST OF GRP PIPE VS MILD STEEL PIPE
DN 1400 MM DN 1400 MM
MILD STEEL PIPE GRP PIPE
DESCRIPTION
HEAD MTR 105 60
PUMP KW 3,156 1,803
PIPE COST RS CR 18.75 15.68
PUMP COST RS CR 0.27 0.15
INSTALL COST CR 16.02 10.83
COMPARISION 100% 81%

POWER COST 2.03 1.16

ANNUITY 19.17 10.94
Af= 0.106 AT 10% FOR 30 YEARS

PROJECT COST 33.19 26.77

COMPARISON 100% 81%

GRP PIPE DEFULT PROPERTIES & ADVANTAGE

GRP PIPE PROPERTIES ADVA
 ./ Very long useful service life
Absolute resistance to corrosion by carbon dioxide ./ Reduced costs
and water ./ Reduced environmental risks
•
Sweet-gas corrosion (CO2) ./ Internal and external surfaces fr
•
Sour-gas corrosion (H2S) ./ corrosion/deposits/wax
•
Oxygen corrosion (O2) ./ No protective liners or encasem
•
Mixed corrosion ./ Cost savings
./ No cathodic corrosion protection
./ Reduced installation costs
Low self-weight (approx. 50% lighter than steel) ./ Light and easy to handle
./ Reduced personnel and materia
./ Simple, quick installation
Smooth internal pipe surface, ./ Improved flow rates and speeds
•
Hazen Williams C=150 ./ Increased pump efficiency or fe
•
Low surface roughness values ./ on inner pipe surfaces Improved
•
Internal liner surface roughness 23um ./ Minimum pressure losses
./

GRP PIPE USAGE IN DIFFERENT APPLICATION FIELDS

./ Water Distribution (civil and industrial)
./ Sewer Systems (urban and industrial)
./ Irrigation Networks
./ Water Intakes for Cooling Water Systems
./ Waste Water Outfalls to sea
./ Sub-sea Pipelines
./ Process Lines for Industrial plants
./ Fire Fighting Networks
./ Corrosive Fluids and Vent Gas Stacks
./ Wells Casing, Wells Pump Risers and Screen
./ Penstocks & Hydro power plant
./ Pipes for Ships and Offshore applications
./ Water supply lines
./ Waste water treatment system
./ Seawater outfalls & Transport of corrosive fluids
./ Desulphurisation systems & Desalination plants , Industrial sewage
./ Cooling water system & District cooling projects and Etc.
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF GRP PIPE WITH STEEL PIPE
MATERIAL PARAMETERS GRP PIPE

FLEXURAL STRENGTH PSI (MPA) 55,000 (379)

 FLEXURAL MODULUS PSI (GPA) 42,500,000 (29)
TENSILE STRENGTH PSI (MPA) 50,000 (343)
TENSILE MODULUS PSI (GPA) 4,250,000 (29)
DENSITY (KG/M³) 0.06 (1.7)
THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY BTU IN/FT² HOUR ˚F (W/M˚ K) 0.277 (0.04)³
SPECIFIC GRAVITY& STRENGTH OF MATERIALS
MATERIAL PARAMETERS GRP PIPE STEEL PIPES

SPECIFIC GRAVITY ( 1 ) 1 .8 - 2.1 7.84

TENSILE STRENGTH ( MPA) 160 - 320 380

SPECIFIC STRENGTH 100 - 168 48.5

THE SOLUTION TO CORROSION PROBLEMS IS GRP PIPE !

FACE CORROSION PROBLEM IF YOU USE OTHER THEN GRP PIPE – LIKE BELOW
Corrosion is a natural redox process that oxidizes metals to their oxides
and sulfides. In chemical terms, corrosion is the reverse of isolating a metal from its oxide or sulfide ore
of dollars annually, so it is a major problem in much of the world.

ADVANTAGES OF GRP PIPE

• Long life 50 yearr design life
• Low maintenance costs (none)
• Lowest lifecycle costs
• No coatings or linings to maintain
• No need for cathodic protection
• No need for chemical soil analysis
• Unaffected by salt water
• Unaffected by chlorides & sulphates
• Unaffected by stray currents
• Unaffected by soft water
• Corrosion Proof throughout
TS WITH

PSC , PVC, HDPE & OTHER PIPES

MILD STEEL PSC PCCP BWSC

Min.410 Less Hoop tensile 410 410

strength

17 - - -
< 140 BHN - - -
This is also a light, High weight, Rigid High weight, High Weight, semi- rigid
flexible type pipe. pipe Rigid pipe pipe

High strength and high Subject to shear & Subject to shear Subject to shear &
impact resistance beam breakage & beam breakage beam breakage

Highly corrosion prone. Highly corrosion Highly corrosion Highly corrosion

prone prone prone

Cement mortar lining is Lining & coating Lining & CML applicable
available at site level coating

Long Laying, Rigid welded Wide range of laying length, Wide range of Medium laying length
joints, Fast installation flexible Rubber ring laying length, (4-8m), welding, slow
(Gasket type), slow welding, slow installation
installation installation

MILD STEEL PSC PCCP BWSC

30 to 40 years under proper Max.30 Years under Max. 30 Years Max.30 Years under proper
anticorrosive lining proper Maintenance under proper Maintenance
Maintenance
Costly Cheaper Cheap Relatively less Costly
High Higher Higher High

0.011 with CML 0.011 with CML 0.011 with 0.011 with CML
CML
120 with CML 140 140 130
Easy Difficult Difficult Easy
NIL negligible Negligible Nil
 Medium hydraulic High hydraulic surge High hydraulic High hydraulic surge
surge surge

300-2500 300-2000 300-2000 250-1800

IS-3589 IS-784 IS-784/EN-642 IS-15155

TH D.I. PIPES
DUCTILE IRON PIPE

Very poor corrosion resistance. Hence wrapping, coating,

Cathodic protection is required to prevent
-
Heavy duty tools, Fork lift, crane required due to heavy
weight. Hence installation cost will be
Periodical maintenance is required.
Due to corrosion the life of the pipe is 10 – 15
The life of the under ground DI pipe is reduced due to the
organic matters present in the soil
Only one type for all applications

Heavy
Difficult, due to heavy weight
7.05
120
For a particular pressure rating, wall thickness is higher
than GRP

TH MILD STEEL PIPES

MS PIPE

ng or Corrosion is the Major problem with MS pipes. To minimize corrosion

additional epoxy coating is required. Cathodic protection is
required

120 C Value
oth inner
ad loss and

s of life. Due to corrosion the life of the pipe is 10 – 15 years

7.85
same Very Heavy

eight Difficult, due to heavy weight

External coating may peel off in due course of time due to rough
handling and environment. Periodical maintenance is required.

ent in the soil The life of the underground pipe is reduced due to the organic
matters present in the soil
ght. Hence Heavy-duty tools, Forklift, Crane etc. are due to required
heavy weight. Hence installation be higher cost will

TH PVC PIPES
PVC PIPE

50 MPa
a 3000 GPa
1.4 – 1.45
rength and For a particular pressure rating, wall thickness is much
r orientation higher than GRP

Poor against alkali medium

n diameters -

hence Only one type for all applications

n the

of life hence Periodical maintenance is required.

Life of PVC pipe is 5 – 8 years depending upon

the service condition
tween Not suitable for Underground application
ffness
sand

TH HDPE PIPES
HDPE PIPE

60 MPa

a 5000 GPa

0.95
h and For a particular pressure rating, wall thickness is much
ation higher than GRP
 Good
bove 200mm) -

erties can be Only one type for all applications

varying fiber

of life hence Periodical maintenance is required.

tween Uneconomical desig calling for very high

ffness thickness. n
sand

TH D.I. /M.S / PVC / HDPE PIPES

MS EPOXY COATED PVC PIPES HDPE PIPES

To avoid inside corrosion, Poor against alkali

additional epoxy coating is medium
required. For outside
corrosion protection Good
wrapping, coating, Cathodic
protection is required

External coating may peel off in Repair is not

due course of time due to rough
handling and environment
Periodical maintenance is
required.
Due to corrosion the life of the
pipe is 10 – 15 years
possible
Repair is not possible
Life of PVC pipe is 5 – 8 Life of HDPE pipe is 5 –
years depend upon the 6 years depend upon
service condition the service condition

The life of the underground pipe is Not suitable for Uneconomical design
reduced due to external corrosion Underground application calling for very high
thickness.
400 MM DN 1300 MM DN 1200 MM
P PIPE GRP PIPE GRP PIPE

60 82 115
,803 2,464 3,456
5.68 13.75 12.10
0.15 0.21 0.29
0.83 9.96 8.39
81% 87% 101%

1.16 1.59 2.22

0.94 14.95 20.97

6.77 28.91 20.97

81% 87% 101%

ADVANTAGES
useful service life
costs
environmental risks
nd external surfaces free from
deposits/wax
tive liners or encasements required
ngs
dic corrosion protection required
nstallation costs
easy to handle
personnel and material requirements
uick installation
flow rates and speeds
pump efficiency or fewer pumps needed Avoidance of incrustation
ipe surfaces Improved hydraulic values
pressure losses

GRP PIPE STEEL PIPES

55,000 (379) ***

 42,500,000 (29) ***
50,000 (343) 60,000 (414)
4,250,000 (29) 30,000,000 (207)
0.06 (1.7) 0.28 (7.8)²
0.277 (0.04)³ 348 (50.2)³

TEEL PIPES CAST IRON PIPE PVC PIPE

7.84 7.34 1 .4

380 187 50 - 60

48.5 25.5 36.8

– LIKE BELOW

oxide or sulfide ore; in electrochemical terms, the process shares many similarities with voltaic cells. Dama
milarities with voltaic cells. Damage from corrosion to cars, ship, buildings, and bridges runs into tens of billions
on to cars, ship, buildings, and bridges runs into tens of billions