CORROSION OF A STAINLESS-STEEL CHEMICAL HOOD

Authors
CRAWFORD P ASTON RW SMITH ML MARLOTH RT ESSAID OS IYER S
Citation
P. Crawford et al., CORROSION OF A STAINLESS-STEEL CHEMICAL HOOD, Engineering failure analysis, 5(1), 1998, pp. 53-56
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Mechanical","Materials Science, Characterization & Testing
Journal title
Engineering failure analysis → ACNP
ISSN journal
13506307
Volume
5
Issue
1
Year of publication
1998
Pages
53 - 56
Database
ISI
SICI code
1350-6307(1998)5:1<53:COASCH>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
A stainless steel chemical hood corroded when exposed to vapors from n itric and hydrochloric acids. The corrosive mechanism is determined to be pitting corrosion. A repair methodology is presented, and alternat ive materials for new hoods are recommended. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.