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    Impact of using SS wire brush over the Inconel welds - any chances of rust spots generation ?

    Eds, Any specific public reference or failure report you have related to the local galvanic effect by Silicon carbide? (The reason why I am asking is due to that sometimes I review vendor documents and possibly find the use in future and need to recommend another one explaining the reason.) I...
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    Chemical Injection Sequence

    Check with the chemical vendor whether they are compatible each other. There are some cases that oxygen scavenger can interfere biocide's activities. ( ex., oxidizing biocide requires oxygen to kill bacteria so it shall be applied before scavenger injection or non-oxidizing one is to be...
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    Impact of using SS wire brush over the Inconel welds - any chances of rust spots generation ?

    Eds, Is there any available reference that nitric acid can work for the case contaminated by embedded iron in "Nickel alloy"(Not stainless steel)? (Any published book??) (Please note that I am not attacking you but hope to confirm it by reference and find any other useful information. Actually...
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    Impact of using SS wire brush over the Inconel welds - any chances of rust spots generation ?

    Eds, note that my input is based on reliable reference like ASM. Regarding the formula 12, refer to the below link. You can check it whether true or not. ("Detection and Removal of Embedded Iron.")...
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    Impact of using SS wire brush over the Inconel welds - any chances of rust spots generation ?

    Generally, the best method for nickel alloy is just mechanical cleaning followed by flashing pickling. However, steel & brass brush must be avoided as small particles of steel & brass can discolor nickel alloy or induce rust. I believe your case is exactly same as the one described in ASM Metal...
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    Impact of using SS wire brush over the Inconel welds - any chances of rust spots generation ?

    Eds, Thanks for the input. Is the "simple passivation" common? I have never heard the actual case that there is kind of cleaning without removing rust but only for the limited usage. I appreciate if you share the case when only the "embedded" Fe is to be removed. SiHyoung Lee
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    Through thickness crack on Inconel 625 Forged Flange

    Tapering, hydrotest...These would be the keywords... Check whether there is sufficient thickness kept after tapering. Generally, tapering, which is to reduce stress concentration by placing in elastic zone of stress & strain curve, could induce thickness reduction over threshold limit...
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    Impact of using SS wire brush over the Inconel welds - any chances of rust spots generation ?

    The main purpose of acid cleaning includes removal of rust and forming protective oxide film again. If the acid cleaning had been properly carried out, there shouldn't have been any rust present. While mechanical cleaning like brush is physically to remove impurities (such as weld spatter), acid...
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    316l stress corrosion cracking elevated temperature

    FYI https://www.steeltank.com/Portals/0/Pressure%20Vessels/SSWseminarOct2012/Relative%20Cost%204%2015%202012.pdf SiHyoung Lee
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    316l stress corrosion cracking elevated temperature

    Reference from Figure A8-2 "Material Selection for hydrocarbon and chemical plant, David Hansen" (Note that it is a guideline of Cl SCC.) 1. Time to failure at 2,200 ppm of chloride at 250 C - 20 hours 2. Time to failure at 2,200 ppm of chloride at 150 C - 15,000 hours 3. Time to failure at...
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    Reboiler Tube Bundle Failure at Sour Stripping Unit

    Generally, corrosion failure for the stripped water is not common. If you are confident that the oxygen has been controlled for sure, you need to carry out failure analysis to analyze the corrosion product. (By the way, I assume CO2 value is also negligible. If not, review it from CO2 corrosion...
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    Reboiler Tube Bundle Failure at Sour Stripping Unit

    Sour water corrosion occurs mostly at the overhead section, not most likely for the stripped water. Actually, reboiler located at the bottom of sour water stripper handles with "stripped" phase (corrosive component is off to the top). Also, regarding pH, the stripped water is not acidic for most...
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    Reboiler Tube Bundle Failure at Sour Stripping Unit

    Have you checked oxygen content or possibility of the ingress? SiHyoung Lee
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    E100 ethanol in S235JR storage tank.

    The most important thing to prevent ethanol stress corrosion cracking is to keep it with "free of oxygen". It has not been reported for the environment under deaerated conditions. (Reference from API RP 571) Hence, corrosion monitoring like IOW should be established and design of purging system...
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    FBE W/ARO Overcoat Weight

    Try the below way. Calculate the volume of each coating and multiply it by density of the coating. Then, the outcome will be weight. The surface area that FBE coating(Outer surface) * the DFT of the FBE coating (Max DFT recommended) * the density of the FBE coating + The surface area that ARO...

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