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Tag: Corrosion cracking

Corrosion cracking is a critical phenomenon in the field of material science and engineering, representing a severe form of material degradation. This type of cracking occurs when a material, typically a metal, is subjected to both a corrosive environment and tensile stress. Among the various forms of corrosion cracking, stress corrosion cracking (SCC) is particularly noteworthy due to its insidious and dangerous nature.

Duplex for offshore industry

Sandvik has increased the range of heavy wall pipes available as part of its standard stock program, with the duplex stainless steel heavy wall pipes in Sandvik SAF 2205.

Serapid supplies nuclear waste carriage

Serapid has provided a customer with a stainless steel push/pull Rigid Chain system with the feature of providing both horizontal and vertical motion using a single motor.

Outokumpu awards scholarship grants

On 8 December 2008, Outokumpu Oyj Foundation awarded grants for the year 2009 to the amount of EUR 222,900.

New Russian pipe mill

TMK, a producer of pipes for the oil and gas sector, has announced the completion of a new 650 thousand tonne mill in Volzhsky, Russia.

UAE: desalination project

Doosan has selected Outokumpu as the major supplier of duplex stainless steel for its Shuweihat 2 desalination water and power project in UAE.

430 stainless steel approved

Shandong Taishan Steel Group’s 430 stainless steel has successfully gone through macroscopic test and thus, gotten the approval for market assess.

Erratum: Weir Materials bought by Rolled Alloys

Weir Materials has announced that it has been bought by Rolled Alloys and will trade as RA Materials.

Centravis sponsors conference

The Fourth international conference Stainless and Special Steels 2008 took place on 16-17 October in Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine.

Stainless Steel World Conference & Exhibition 2009

The 6th biennial Stainless Steel World Conference & Exhibition 2009 will be held 10 November until 12 November, in Maastricht, The Netherlands.

Pipe manipulator system

Arc Energy Resources has applied to patent a pipe manipulation system designed to increase the efficiency and quality of its corrosion resistant coating services to the oil & gas industry.