Laboratory corrosion studies in low- and high-salinity geobrines of the Imperial Valley, California

Technical Report · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1980

OSTI ID:5195605

Cramer, S D; Carter, J P

Corrosion research is being conducted by the Federal Bureau of Mines to determine suitable construction materials for geothermal resource recovery plants. As part of this research, the corrosion resistance of 31 iron-, nickel-, aluminum-, copper-, titanium-, and molybdenum-base alloys was characterized and evaluated in laboratory corrosion studies in low- and high-salinity geobrines representative of those found in the Imperial Valley, California. General, crevice, pitting, weld, and stress corrosion were measured at 105/sup 0/ and 232/sup 0/C in deaerated brines and brines containing dissolved O/sub 2/, CO/sub 2/, and CH/sub 4/.

• Research Organization: Bureau of Mines, Avondale, MD (USA). Avondale Research Center
• OSTI ID: 5195605
• Report Number(s): BM-RI-8415
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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