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  1. BrittleSteel

    Brittle fracture in vessels

    Hi everyone, I was reading this CSB report that came out last year: https://www.csb.gov/husky-energy-superior-refinery... One of the issues they mentioned in the report is that since the vessels were made of SA-212B and SA-201, brittle fracture occurred instead of a fish mouth rupture thus...
  2. BrittleSteel

    Vessels with brittle steel

    Thanks MJcronin. Edstainless: this may be a broad question but if one has a brittle vessel and analysis shows there is a risk enough energy can accumulate causing it to fracture similarly to this case study, is there any other option to address this instead of a pressure vessel replacement?
  3. BrittleSteel

    Vessels with brittle steel

    Hi everyone, I was reading this CSB report that came out last year: https://www.csb.gov/husky-energy-superior-refinery-explosion-and-fire/ One of the issues they mentioned in the report is that since the vessels were made of SA-212B and SA-201, brittle fracture occurred instead of a fish...
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