EdStainless,
We currently have a prototype system made of some old 304L stainless tanks we had in a warehouse. 304L and 316L stainless steel have known problems with stress corrosion cracking with 45% KOH above 200F, even though our current prototype has been in use for over a year. I am...
My company has charged me with preparing a proposal for a new process tank that will heat 45% KOH to 300 deg F. I believe a nickel based alloy would be the best fit for this process, but I have found several contradicting sites on the Web. The basic design of the tank is as follows.
- Roughly...