RathGibson, a manufacturer of welded, welded and drawn, and seamless stainless steel, nickel, and titanium tubing, now has the capability to control the residual stress levels in U-Bend tubing for Stress Corrosion Cracking (SCC) alloys used in SCC environments. RathGibson produces U-Bend tubing with the residual stress controlled to 5000psi or less for SCC susceptible alloys. The effectiveness is verified by actual SCC testing. The tubing is fabricated at RathGibson’s integrated in-line U-Bend Manufacturing Center, located at the Janesville, Wisconsin (USA) facility. Low residual stress U-Bend tubing from RathGibson is extremely valuable in the chemical and power generation industries, including both fossil fuel and solar applications. Using stainless steel, duplex stainless steel, super austenitic, and super ferritic/ferritic, U-Bend tubing is offered across a wide range of tube ODs and wall thicknesses. All tubing complies with ASTM/ASME A688/SA688 and/or A803/SA803 specifications as applicable.
