ASM Failure Analysis Case Histories: Chemical Processing Equipment
The Potential Danger of Centrifuge Baskets
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Published:2019
Abstract
Two cases of failure of centrifuge baskets were investigated. The first involved a centrifuge running at approximately 1000 rpm. The basket was constructed from a perforated sheet of stainless steel rolled into a cylinder and joined by a single vee longitudinal weld. Detailed examination showed the weld had not completely penetrated the full depth of the section. The fracture faces showed a gradually progressing fatigue crack developing from a notch, formed by the lack of penetration, at the root of the weld. Microscopic examination of the parent plate showed it was a typical titanium stabilized austenitic steel. It is...
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