Survey updates amine stress corrosion cracking data

Journal Article · Mon Jan 13 00:00:00 EST 1992 · Oil and Gas Journal; (United States)

OSTI ID:5506611

The final report by National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE) task group T-8-14 has been published, revising and expanding the information on stress information on stress corrosion cracking of carbon steel in diethanolamine and diisopropanolamine service. A major conclusion of the survey was that cracking frequency was more prevalent in monoethanolamine (MEA) than in other amines. This paper reports that further examination of the DEA data indicated that some units were previously in MEA service and the reported cracks were actually associated with that period. A detailed follow-up review of the DEA data also revealed that some cases were caused by processes other than amine cracking. In many cases, further inspection or testing had been done after the original survey was submitted.

• OSTI ID: 5506611
• Journal Information: Oil and Gas Journal; (United States), Vol. 90:2; ISSN 0030-1388
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

02 PETROLEUM
CARBON STEELS
STRESS CORROSION
PETROLEUM REFINERIES
AMINES
CRACKING
REVIEWS
SURVEYS
TESTING
ALLOYS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CORROSION
DECOMPOSITION
DOCUMENT TYPES
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
IRON ALLOYS
IRON BASE ALLOYS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PYROLYSIS
STEELS
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
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