Avoid stainless steel failures in FGD systems
Preventing pitting and localized corrosion is the key to success where low maintenance and high reliability are rime considerations in flue-gas desulfurization (FGD) designs. Knowing when to use a stainless steel, and when not to, is crucial. Operating parameters and environmental factors greatly affect alloy performance, especially pH, temperature, and chloride and oxygen levels. Failures of stainless steels can be avoided by understanding their limits in light of these variables. This article will focus on the capabilities of Types 316L, 317L, 317LM, 317LMN, 904L, and 6% Mo stainless steels and their applications, as well as provide details on unique combination of mechanical properties and corrosion resistance of the 22% Cr duplex and 25% Cr super-duplex stainless steels in acid chloride systems. Guidelines will be presented on methods to prevent intergranular corrosion, stress corrosion cracking, and pitting and crevice corrosion, and what process steps can be taken to assure reasonable performance of marginal alloy selections. Emphasis will be on the lime/limestone wet scrubbing process and the quencher/absorber.
- OSTI ID:
- 160799
- Journal Information:
- Chemical Engineering Progress, Journal Name: Chemical Engineering Progress Journal Issue: 11 Vol. 91; ISSN CEPRA8; ISSN 0360-7275
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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CHROMIUM-NICKEL-MOLYBDENUM STEELS
CORROSION PROTECTION
CORROSION RESISTANCE
CRACK PROPAGATION
DESULFURIZATION
FLUE GAS
INTERGRANULAR CORROSION
LIME-LIMESTONE WET SCRUBBING PROCESSES
NICKEL-CHROMIUM STEELS
PITTING CORROSION
POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT
RECOMMENDATIONS
STAINLESS STEEL-316L
STAINLESS STEEL-317