I imagine that the explosion bonded cladding 'adhesion' to the shell material will not be as good as direct weld overlay to the shell material. If the tension was too great with the explosion bonded cladding on, i fear it could delaminate from the shell material. This is my main concern, and am...
Guys, thanks for the input. I understand that the process will likely involve the application of a 309L followed by either a 316 (if wire can be sourced with the correct Mo content) or 317. My greatest concern is the shrinkage as a result of this. We have had weld overlay done on other columns...
We have a vacuum column that requires internal weld overlay for process reasons. It requires a overlay with 316 SS, and a Mo content greater than 2.5%. The column is designed to BS PD5500. The column already had a internal cladding - it's ASTM A263 explosion bonded plate (18mm ASTM A204-A plate...
