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Stress Corrosion Cracking |
U-Bend Specimens
45% MgCl2, 154°C (309°F)
| Alloy |
Time to Failure, hours |
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| HR-160® alloy |
1000 |
No cracking |
| C-22® alloy |
1000 |
No cracking |
| alloy 825 |
150 |
Cracked |
| 316LSS |
24 |
Cracked |
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Uniform Corrosion |
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Average Corrosion Rate Per Year, mils* |
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HR-160 |
625 |
316L |
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| 3% HCl + 59% HNO3 , 80°C |
2 |
20 |
- |
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| 1% HF + 20% HNO3 , 80°C |
35 |
123 |
>400 |
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| 50% H2SO4 + 10% HNO3 , Boiling |
20 |
- |
- |
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| 60% H2SO4 + 5% HNO3 , Boiling |
50 |
105 |
- |
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| 65% HNO3 , Boiling |
9 |
20 |
12 |
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| 50% H2SO4 + 42 g/l Fe2(SO4)3 |
9 |
24 |
38 |
| G-28A, Boiling |
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| 25% H2SO4 + 5% HNO3 + |
3 |
713 |
- |
| 4% NaCl, Boiling |
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| 1% HCl, Boiling |
469 |
0.9 |
524 |
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| 1% HCl + 1% H2SO4 + |
107 |
120 |
245 |
| 1% HF, 79°C |
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| *To convert mils per year (mpy) to mm per year, divide by 40. |
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