The attacking characteristics of steam that is used in a plant are mildly considered, specifically if the steam is supplied by a public utility or power unit in which the boiler water treatment is adequate to avoid condensate attack. Although the contaminants in the steam can cause corrosion issues. In a single plant, high pressure … Continue reading Nickel Alloys for applications in steam environments
Oil and gas production in the offshore areas includes deep waters and intense water environments. For operation in such kind of environment, an equipment with good reliability and low maintenance cost is required. Carbon Dioxide and hydrogen sulfide are the main corrosive environments that are referred while choosing an alloy for marine and oil/gas applications. … Continue reading Special corrosion resistant alloys for oil and gas well industry
Stainless steel types 304/304l and 316/316l are internationally proven standard grades for providing suitable performance in the waste water processing industry. Waste water treatment is a proven method for the recovery of used water for reuse such as in irrigation and on industrial scale. Through this pure water resource can be restored for longer use. … Continue reading Stainless Steels for waste water treatment systems
Nickel based alloys and stainless steel grades are recommended construction materials for preventing corrosion in the flue gas desulfurization (FGD) systems. FGD systems are significant in treating the severely contaminated gases before they are released into air. The system’s chief components include inlet duct, by-pass duct, fan, damper, absorber inlet, absorber tower, spray headers, mist … Continue reading Alloys for corrosion resistance in FGD system
This article shows how nickel alloys and nickel based super alloys have performed in the various power production reactors established across USA. The Nickel based alloys such as Inconel, Incoloy and Monel grades have achieved wide popularity for providing high temperature strength, corrosion resistance and heat resistance properties that make them fit for use in the … Continue reading Nickel Based Superalloys in Power Industry
Titanium metal has exceptional strength and corrosion resistance properties that make it a special metal for use in the diverse applications especially in the aeronautical sector in the production of aircraft components such as frames, discs, compressor, and rotating materials. It is one of the most abundantly found metals on the earth crust that offer … Continue reading Titanium- Properties,Corrosion Resistance and Applications
Fe-Ni alloys containing nickel concentration minimum 35 percent exhibit an exclusive low thermal expansion coefficient and their size is almost constant at and around room temperature. Hence they are known as INVAR alloys. They describe anomalous magnetic properties, for instance, deviation of magnetization from the Slater Pauling curve by reducing the count of electrons in … Continue reading Invar Iron-Nickel Low expansion alloy properties and uses
Nickel The industrial demand for nickel and its alloys keeps increasing at the wide rate irrespective of its high price in the recent time. It is because of enduring need of metals that provide extensive corrosion resistance in the severe chemical media and stress. The equipments are developed using these metals that offer prolong life … Continue reading Industrial Specialty Nickel Alloys
The nickel based alloys are used in the wider range of applications as corrosion resistant alloys, resistance heating elements, controlled expansion alloys and elevated temperature creep resistant alloys. Days are gone when the emphasis was on the initial cost of the material. Only little concern was given to the maintenance and downtime related with the … Continue reading Nickel and High Nickel Alloys Welding Metallurgy
The high performance stainless steels are those steel types that are manufactured for providing better corrosion resistance in the severe conditions as compare to traditional steel type 304l that consists of 18 percent chromium (Cr), 8 percent nickel (Ni) and steel type 316l that consists of similar content of Cr and Ni with 2 percent … Continue reading High Functionality Stainless Steels