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RAS Alloy supplies corrosion-resistant nickel alloys for chemical reactors, heat exchangers, distillation columns and acid handling systems.

Typical Alloy Grades

C-276 / C-22 / 800H / 825 / 600

Sulfuric acid coolers and piping — Incoloy 825, Hastelloy C-276

Phosphoric acid evaporator tubes — Incoloy 825, Inconel 625

Ethylene furnace and reformer tubes — Incoloy 800H, Incoloy 800HT

FGD scrubbers — Hastelloy C22, Hastelloy C-276

Chemical reactor vessels and agitators — Hastelloy B-3, Hastelloy C-276

Applicable Standards

ASME Section VIIIASTM B574ASTM B423NACE MR0175
EEAT Case Study Failure Analysis

A coal-fired FGD absorber vessel in Hastelloy C-276 developed chloride SCC at we...

Problem

A coal-fired FGD absorber vessel in Hastelloy C-276 developed chloride SCC at weld seams within 24 months.

Root Cause Analysis

Post-weld residual tensile stress exceeded 300 MPa at the weld HAZ. Combined with chloride >500 ppm at 80°C, residual stress exceeded SCC threshold.

Resolution

Full solution anneal at 1120°C with rapid quench after welding. For new projects, C22 specified for as-welded SCC immunity.

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