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.
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Germany: copolymers boost
BASF is increasing its production capacity for copolymers of vinyl chloride to 12,000 tons/year at its Ludwigshafen, Germany, site.
HVCA systems use stainless steel tubing
Orbimatic, Germany, is assisting ADMS Engineering in the use of stainless steel
tubing for heating, cooling and ventilation systems. The use of stainless steel pipe offers some advantages over other materials, but it also offers other benefits which are not normally realised at the front end design stage.
Pre-fabricated pumping station
Rapid removal of wastewater from areas of buildings situated below sewer level is possible with a new pumping and lifting station from ABS Pumps.
Nickel training
The Nickel Institute has developed a slide presentation (with audio) that highlights good practices when fabricating austenitic stainless steels.
A-LOK tube fittings
BP, Barnstaple, UK, is standardising on Parker Instrumentation’s A-LOK tube fittings for the construction of the Greater Plutonio FPSO (Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading) vessel that will be used in the Block 18 Angola oil field.