User Guide
User’s GUide — 27
USinG THE PiPE TRadES PRo
Pipe Material Key
The Pipe Material key lets you choose a pipe material, which 
denes the available sizes and surface roughness used by the 
calculator. See Appendix A on page 53 for more information. 
The default material for the Pipe Trades Pro is Steel, but the 
user can choose from material types as shown.
KEYSTROKE  DISPLAY
      0.
(Steel)  MATL StEEL
(Stainless Steel)  MATL S.StEEL
(Brass)  MATL brASS
(Aluminum)  MATL AL.
(Cast Iron)  MATL CASt
(Plastic)  MATL PLAStIC
(Copper)  MATL COPPEr
The last material setting displayed is selected, and the 
calculator will retain your setting even after the power has been 
turned off. Once a material is selected, you can easily toggle 
through the available types (Schedules, etc.) using the Pipe 
Type function (
 ). Available types of pipe are dependent 
upon the material setting. 
Keystrokes below show the pipe types available for Plastic 
(press   until “PLAStIC” is shown in the display).
KEYSTROKE  DISPLAY
 0.
  MATL PLAStIC
(Schedule 40)  TYPE 40 PLAStIC
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