Posted by David Sear
Or to bring this proverb firmly into the 21st century: where there’s a need for man-made fertilizers, you’ll find copious amounts of corrosion resistant alloys as well!
I was reminded of that fact when scanning the May issue of Stainless Steel World, in which I came across James Chater’s excellent article on the fertilizer industry.
What is immediately clear is the fact that many fertilizer plants are heavy and steady users of CRAs and that on-going research has resulted in some quite sophisticated alloys.
Just how sophisticated? Well, how about titanium that is clad with zirconium using solid state joining?
But I don’t want to steal James’ thunder. Instead, please check out pages 31-34 of the May issue of Stainless Steel World. (If you don’t have a copy, drop me an e-mail to receive a PDF of the article).
Incidentally, you might like to see video interviews with materials suppliers made during the recent Nitrogen + Syngas show in Dusseldorf, Germany.
* ‘Where there’s muck there’s brass’ is a 20th century expression which originated in Yorkshire, England where brass is still used as a slang term for money. The expression is rarely used nowadays. By ‘muck’ any form of dirt or manure may be implied, depending on context. Info: www.phrases.org.uk
