Tag: (SMI Crude Oil Corrosion Resistant Steel
SMICORE outperforms steel
In 2004 Sumitomo Metal Industries Ltd (Sumitomo Metals) developed SMICORE (SMI Crude Oil Corrosion Resistant Steel), a steel plate with enhanced corrosion resistance for the upper decks and bottoms of crude oil tanks in oil tankers, which are exposed to severe corrosive conditions.