Materials for Sulfuric Acid Plants--ZECOR & Others.

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pgoswami

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Sep 28, 2015, 9:57:19 PM9/28/15
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Many of us use this acid  in many chemical/ petrochemical plants. The link below  is a nice presentation on Sulfuric Acid plant metallurgy.
 
Enjoy this  paper.
 
Thanks.
 
 
Pradip Goswami, P.Eng,IWE
Welding & Metallurgical Engineering Specialist
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
 
 

nishant nair

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Sep 29, 2015, 12:37:53 AM9/29/15
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Dear Mr. Pradip,

Thanks a lot for sharing this useful information. 

In my knowledge & experience, as I would also like to share, Alloy 20 is the best suited material for sulphuric acid and is suggested by NACE RP. 
At higher concentrations I.e 98 to 100 % carbon steel also works fine provided the flow in the line is continuous. But in case of intermittent operations a phenomenon called hydrogen grooving takes place which has high potential of damaging the pipe and fittings. Also material selection depends upon the velocity with which the acid flows in the line.

With best regards,

Nishant Nair
Senior Reliability Engineer (Static)

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Date:Tue, 29 Sep, 2015 at 7:37
Subject:[MW:23574] Materials for Sulfuric Acid Plants--ZECOR & Others.

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