metalman8357
Materials
- Oct 5, 2012
- 155
Hi all,
I have a part that was shortly in service and shows red rusting on the surface. The material is 316, and my suspicion tells me that the red rust is just run-off from some other component in the system but I can't be certain just from looking. If I send these parts out for SEM, can I determine if the base material is still non-corroded, and the red rust is from some other source? Would this be difficult to do?
I have a part that was shortly in service and shows red rusting on the surface. The material is 316, and my suspicion tells me that the red rust is just run-off from some other component in the system but I can't be certain just from looking. If I send these parts out for SEM, can I determine if the base material is still non-corroded, and the red rust is from some other source? Would this be difficult to do?