Development of a New Class of Fe-3Cr-W(V) Ferritic Steels for Industrial Process Applications

Technical Report · Wed Apr 06 00:00:00 EDT 2005

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/838431· OSTI ID:838431

Jawad, Mann; Sikka, Vinod K

The project described in this report dealt with improving the materials performance and fabrication for hydrotreating reactor vessels, heat recovery systems, and other components for the petroleum and chemical industries. These reactor vessels can approach ship weights of about 300 tons with vessel wall thicknesses of 3 to 8 inches. They are typically fabricated from Fe-Cr-Mo alloy steels, containing 1.25 to 12% chromium and 1 to 2% molybdenum. The goal of this project was to develop Fe-Cr-W(V) steels that can perform similar duties, in terms of strength at high temperatures, but will weigh less and thereby save energy.

• Research Organization: Nooter Coorporation
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EE); USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE); USDOE Office of Industrial Technologies (OIT) - (EE-20)
• DOE Contract Number: FC36-01ID14239
• OSTI ID: 838431
• Report Number(s): ID14239; ORNL/TM-2005/82; TRN: US200707%%90
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
02 PETROLEUM
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
ALLOYS
CHROMIUM
FABRICATION
FERRITIC STEELS
HEAT RECOVERY
MOLYBDENUM
PERFORMANCE
PETROLEUM
REACTOR VESSELS
STEELS
High Creep Strength
High Strength
Steel
Nanostructures
Weldable