Do they temper steel? Use of anhydrous ammonia?
 
Bruce Verhei

> On 10/24/2024 4:45 PM PDT Fpdcdesign <[email protected]> wrote:
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> Craig pretty much summed up my thoughts. But to add to that, if you are 
> dealing with molten materials for 3D printing, which could be in the 
> thousands of degrees, how would sprinkler water react with that? 
> 
> Todd G Williams, PE
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> > On Oct 24, 2024 at 5:29 PM, <Craig Prahl mailto:[email protected]> 
> > wrote:
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> > 
> > Well then, the option is to dive into something beyond one’s level of 
> > experience and expertise and hope your liability insurance is all paid up.
> > 
> >  
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> > NFPA 13 is not the end all when it come to design.  If you haven’t looked 
> > at the building code and then the fire code (local and/or state) and then 
> > the applicable NFPA Standard which sometimes isn’t NFPA 13, you’ve not done 
> > anyone a real service.
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> >  
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> > And sometimes it might be better to let the guy down the road have it. 
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> > In our business lives are at stake. Be sure you can whole heartedly defend 
> > every note, every decision and every word without hesitation because one 
> > day you might have to do so.
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> > Oh and be sure to find out the temp of the extruder head, sometimes they 
> > can be real hot and those 155°F sprinklers just aren’t going to cut it. 
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> > And y’all be careful now, ya hear. 
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> > 
> > Craig Prahl | Jacobs | Fire Protection SME – EV, AM, DC, Special Hazards
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> > From: [email protected] <[email protected]>
> > Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2024 4:50 PM
> > To: [email protected]
> > Subject: [EXTERNAL] [Sprinklerforum] Re: Metal manufacturing
> > 
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> > I love all you guys. I really do. (Even you Todd)
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > But, Hire an Engineer, or Should be provided by an Engineer, just does not 
> > work out here in the trenches.
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> >  
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> > The answer is there in 13. Even "extruding" by a 3-D printer is extruding. 
> > I had to do Metal Working for folks cutting 4x8 sheets of aluminum.
> > 
> > There is not a distinction. Some AHJ's see that and live by it.
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> >  IS it the intent? Probably not.
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> >  
> > 
> > But it IS what the book says.
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> >  
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> > Which is the only thing we have in most cases.
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> >  
> > 
> > I really wish we could kick it back. But more times than not, they just go 
> > to the next person in line.
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> >  
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> > Just saying. Those are not really answers to the questions.
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> >  
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> > Rant over..
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> > R/
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> > Matt
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> > Matthew J. Willis, CWBSP, C.E.T.
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> > From: Craig Hanson <[email protected] mailto:[email protected]>
> > Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2024 12:48 PM
> > To: Discussion list on issues relating to automatic fire sprinklers 
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> > Subject: [Sprinklerforum] Re: Metal manufacturing
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> > They need to provide for you the hazard analysis that should have been done 
> > by an FPE and in accordance with IFC 104.7.2 and NFPA 13: 4.2(2022). The 
> > AHJ should have requested that information also. These are tricky 
> > operations as dissimilar metals create a deflagration issue. the design may 
> > also be outside the scope of the NFPA 13 due to the process involved. Their 
> > insurance company should also be requiring a hazard analysis. 
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> > Craig D. Hanson, CFPS
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> > On Thu, Oct 24, 2024 at 12:21 PM Fpdcdesign <[email protected] 
> > mailto:[email protected]> wrote:
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> > > +1 for Tim Stone. Too often the contractor or their estimator are asked 
> > > to figure out design criteria. That should fall upon the FPE. 
> > > 
> > >  
> > > 
> > > Todd Williams 
> > > 
> > > Fire Protection Design/Consulting
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> > > > On Oct 24, 2024 at 1:04 PM, <Tstone52 mailto:[email protected]> 
> > > > wrote:
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> > > > It should be recommended that an “Architect” or “Engineer of Record” 
> > > > should provide you with a Code Review.
> > > > 
> > > > Or hire a “Fire Protection Engineer” to assist you.
> > > > 
> > > >  
> > > > 
> > > > Regards,
> > > > 
> > > > G. Tim Stone
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> > > > From: Bobby Welch <[email protected] 
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> > > > Subject: [Sprinklerforum] Metal manufacturing
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> > > > I have a building were they are making metal products by multiple 
> > > > processes including Metal Casting of steel, Metal Forging, Additive 
> > > > Manufacturing and hot rolling. Most of the building is open warehouse 
> > > > where they are producing metal products with 3D printers.  NFPA has 
> > > > metal workings listed as ordinary hazard but also has Die Casting and 
> > > > Metal extruding under Extra hazard group 1. Does anyone know where I 
> > > > would start to figure out what hazard is required for this building?
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