Stainless Steel

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  Corrosion Prevention

  Why is Stainless Steel Corrosion Resistant?

  Stainless steel is known for its corrosion resistance in many environments in which carbon and low-alloy tool steels would corrode. (Background reading: An Introduction...

  By: Michael Pfeifer | Principal Consultant and Trainer for Industrial Metallurgists, LLC

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  Failure

  Stress Relaxation Cracking, a Forgotten Phenomenon

  Stress relaxation cracking (SRC), also referred to as stress relief cracking or reheat cracking, is a high-temperature (500-700°C or 932-1292°F) failure mode. It...

  By: Steven Bradley | Principal Consultant, Bradley Consulting Services

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  Corrosion

  Corrosion Products Produced by High Temperature Exposures

  In order to prevent high temperature corrosion, identifying the corrosion products is key. As with the analysis of aqueous corrosion products, a combination of methods...

  By: Steven Bradley | Principal Consultant, Bradley Consulting Services

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  Corrosion

  Intergranular Corrosion: What It Is and How To Stop It

  There are many types of corrosion damage, such uniform corrosion and pitting corrosion that people can readily see with the naked eye. However, some corrosion damage is...

  By: Dennis Jayasinghe | Principal/Chief Technical Officer, Corr-Met Inspection & Consulting Inc.

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  Corrosion Failure

  Polythionic Acid Stress Corrosion Cracking of Austenitic Stainless Steel

  Polythionic acid stress corrosion cracking (PTA-SCC) of austenitic stainless steel is a type of environmentally induced cracking that requires not only the appropriate...

  By: Steven Bradley | Principal Consultant, Bradley Consulting Services

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  Corrosion Failure

  Chloride Stress Corrosion Cracking of Austenitic Stainless Steel

  Of the types of environmentally assisted cracking of austenitic stainless steel, chloride stress corrosion cracking (Cl-SCC) is the most common. (For an introduction to...

  By: Steven Bradley | Principal Consultant, Bradley Consulting Services

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  Corrosion

  Chloride, Caustic and Polythionic Acid Stress Corrosion Cracking

  Environmentally induced cracking often occurs unexpectedly because the environment associated with the failure was not considered fully when setting the materials...

  By: Steven Bradley | Principal Consultant, Bradley Consulting Services

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  Procedures

  10 Key Benefits of Case Hardened Steel

  There are many applications, such as gears and rolling contact bearings, where the components are subjected to shock loads and wear and tear due to a combination of...

  By: Shivananda Prabhu

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  Materials Selection

  7 Things to Know and Understand About Steel Corrosion

  Steel is one of the most widely used materials in the construction industry. Its strength and durability give it unmatched versatility that allows it to be used in...

  By: Krystal Nanan | Civil Engineer

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  Substances

  A Look at High Nitrogen Stainless Steels

  It is rather hard to say that high nitrogen stainless steels (HNS) are the new generation of stainless steels, because they have been produced since the 1940s. During...

  By: Mehdi Yari | Electrochemistry and Corrosion Laboratory at the University of Western Ontario

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  Materials Selection

  12 Things You Need to Know About Austenitic Stainless Steel

  Did you ever wonder how the austenitic stainless steels differ from other categories of stainless steel? If so, here is a brief description of how the various types of...

  By: Shivananda Prabhu

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  Corrosion Prevention

  Preventing Tea Staining Corrosion of Stainless Steel

  When used properly, stainless steel enjoys a strong and enduring reputation for visual appeal and structural integrity in a wide range of applications and environments...

  By: Australasian Corrosion Association