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.

Sandvik expands size range

Sandvik Materials Technology has expanded its manufacturing and stock programme for enhanced machinability stainless steel hollow bar.

Stainless steel water gates

A total of 520 tonnes of stainless steel were used in this wastewater treatment project in Alabama, USA, according to an article by Carroll McCormick in Nickel Magazine, July 2004.

Improved stainless welding

Esab has supplied equipment for welding stainless steel to a UK tanker manufacturer.

Battle against corrosion

As part of the annual conference of NACE International held in New Orleans, nine corrosion specialists recently presented their views on the technical challenges facing the global chemical process industry.

Philip Cornes increases stocks of Alloy 825

Specialist nickel alloy distributor, Philip Cornes, part of the TW Metals Group, has increased its stocks of the nickel-iron-chromium Alloy 825, in response to market demand.

Sandvik expands hollow bar stocks

Sandvik Materials Technology has expanded its manufacturing and stock programme for enhanced machinability stainless steel hollow bar to include sizes up to 420mm outside diameter.

Stainless leak-free plugs

Lee Products' new stainless-steel AFO (Axial Force Only) plugs are designed to handle high-pressure, high-temperature manifold applications, such as those occurring in the petrochem and offshore oil industry.

Valves for flue gas

Stainless Valve Company (North Carolina, USA) has supplied two of its 48" Big Knife valves for flue gas application, made in duplex stainless steel 2205.

NACE revises refinery standard

NACE International announces NACE Standard RP0170-2004, "Protection of Austenitic Stainless Steels and Other Austenitic Alloys from Polythionic Acid Stress Corrosion Cracking During Shutdown of Refinery Equipment," a revised standard developed by NACE Task Group 173.

Italian water projects

Stainless steel is playing a crucial role in some recent water-related projects in northern Italy.