Handbook of Case Histories in Failure Analysis
Embrittlement of a 76 mm (3 in.) Stainless Steel Pipe and Liner From a Hydrogen Plant Quench Pot Vessel
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Published:1992
Abstract
A 76 mm (3 in.) type 304 stainless steel tube that was used as a heat shield and water nozzle support in a hydrogen gas plant quench pot failed in a brittle manner. Visual examination of a sample from the failed tube showed that one lip of the section was eroded from service failure, whereas the opposite side exhibited a planar-type fracture. Sections were removed from the eroded area and from the opposite lip for microscopic studies and chemical analysis. The eroded edges exhibited river bed ditching, indicative of thermal fatigue. Microstructural analysis showed massive carbide formations in a...
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Member Sign InRalph D. Bowman, Embrittlement of a 76 mm (3 in.) Stainless Steel Pipe and Liner From a Hydrogen Plant Quench Pot Vessel, Handbook of Case Histories in Failure Analysis, Vol 1, Edited By Khlefa A. Esaklul, ASM International, 1992, p 107–109, https://doi.org/10.31399/asm.fach.v01.c9001043
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