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    RE: PTASCC Risk in Non-Sensitized ...

    By: Jim McLaughlin , Apr 9, 2021 12:19 PM
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    The best criterion I have seen for susceptibility to PTASCC is a 500 mpy corrosion ...

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    RE: Experiences with SiC exchangers ...

    By: Robert Alvarado , Apr 8, 2021 8:10 AM
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    A number of years ago we had a failure in a SiC shell and tube exchanger. In ...

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    RE: temperature limits for stainless ...

    By: Jeremy Nelson , Apr 7, 2021 12:31 AM
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    Thanks for the help on this, Mr. Whitcraft and Mr. Riggs, as well as the offline ...

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    RE: Inspection of structure steel ...

    By: Aurore Soufflet , Apr 6, 2021 10:51 AM
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    Hello Ricardo,  Some french industrial actors already wrote guidelines. The ...

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    RE: Metallurgy Lab in Northern ...

    By: Carlos Alvarado , Apr 5, 2021 10:11 AM
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    Here are two labs referenced by a colleague from Solvay in France. FILAB: ...

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  • RE: Belzona 1111 nozzle sleeves

    By: Sudhakar Mahajanam , 4 months ago
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    Hi Gyananjan, we published a paper in Materials Performance (August Issue, 2018) on the use of Belzona to prevent hydrogen cracking on a gas dehydration unit. I think this unit was in the Middle East. Thanks and regards, Sudhakar Mahajanam ------------------------------ ... More

  • RE: what is the impact on material to increased chloride level 200 to 230PPM in 50% caustic,

    By: Mike Davies , 4 months ago
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    Chlorides in caustic soda solution do not cause chloride SCC of austenitic stainless steels. A solution of 0.5 g/L NaOH at pH 12 is sufficiently alkaline to avoid this type of cracking that is common in neutral or acidic solutions. It has also been shown ... More

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