Handbook of Case Histories in Failure Analysis
Stress-Corrosion Cracking of C-Mn Steel in a CO2 Absorber in a Chemical Plant
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Published:1992
Abstract
The source of cracking in the circumferential weld seam in a JIS-SM50B carbon-manganese steel pipe used in a CO2 absorber was investigated, the absorber had been in service for 18 years. The seam had been weld-repaired twice, and the repair welds had been locally stress relieved. Longitudinal seams in the same vessel, which had been stress relieved in a furnace, showed no tendency toward cracking. The solution passing through the vessel contained CO2-CO-H20, KHCO, and Cl− ions. Nondestructive testing revealed that the cracks originated in the heat-affected zone and propagated into the base metal and weld. Severe branching of...
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Member Sign InSushil K. Chauhan, Stress-Corrosion Cracking of C-Mn Steel in a CO2 Absorber in a Chemical Plant, Handbook of Case Histories in Failure Analysis, Vol 1, Edited By Khlefa A. Esaklul, ASM International, 1992, p 191–193, https://doi.org/10.31399/asm.fach.v01.c9001067
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