Marine Corrosion of Stainless Steels

Description

This volume contains the results of tests on the corrosivity of European sea waters towards three types of stainless steels as well as reviews and reports covering materials selection. Content:• Front Matter • Series Introduction • Preface • Table of Contents •Part I. Comparison of Sea Water Corrosivity in Europe 1. Comparison of Sea Water Corrosivity in Europe 2. Experimental Procedures Applied in the European Programme on Comparison of Sea Water Corrosivity 3. Critical Pitting Temperatures of UNS S31600 in Different Sea Waters 4. Crevice Corrosion Testing of UNS S31600, UNS N08904 and UNS S31254 5. Comparison of Sea Water Corrosivity in Europe: Temperature, Biofilm and Ageing Influences •Part II. Materials Selection 6. Stainless Steels in Sea Water 7. The Sea Water Resistance of a Superaustenitic 7Mo Stainless Steel 8. Corrosion Resistance of Superaustenitic Stainless Steel UR B66 in Chloride-Containing Media 9. Austenitic Stainless Steels for Desalination Processes 10. Recommended Practice for Selection, Quality Control and Use of High-Alloy Stainless Steels in Sea Water Systems 11. Developments in the Engineering Practice of Materials and Design for Mitigation of Topside Marine Corrosion 12. Duplex Stainless Steels in Sea Water - Instructions For Good Practice and Results From Exposure of Butt-Welded Tubes •Part III. Testing and Experience 13. Application Limits for High-Alloy Stainless Steels with Respect to Chloride Stress Corrosion Cracking 14. Ageing of Passivated Materials in Sea Water: Study of the Oxygen Reduction Reaction 15. Influence of Ageing on the Corrosion Behaviour of Stainless Steels in Sea Water 16. A Study of Primary Film Formation on Stainless Steel Immersed in Sea Water 17. Potential-Dimension Diagram of Localised Corrosion 18. Solid Stainless Steel for MSF Once-Through Plants 19. Pipeline Abandonment on the Sea Floor: Predicting Deterioration Times 20. Crevice Corrosion Testing for Modern Stainless Steels 21. Crevice Corrosion of Nickel Base Alloys and High-Alloy Stainless Steels in Sea Water 22. Crevice Corrosion Properties of Weld Overlays of Ni-Based Alloys Compared to 6Mo Stainless Steels for Sea Water Applications 23. Performance of a High-Alloy Stainless Steel in Sea Water Cooled Plate Heat Exchangers 24. Contribution to a Knowledge of Stainless Steel Crevice Corrosion by Testing in the Adriatic Sea •Part IV. Protection and Monitoring 25. Cathodic Protection of Stainless Steel AISI 316L in Sea Water Systems. Theoretical Considerations and Practical Experience 26. Experience and Future Application of the RCPTM Method to Prevent Internal Corrosion of Stainless Steel Sea Water Piping Systems 27. Monitoring Pitting Corrosion of 304L and 316L Austenitic Stainless Steels by Acoustic Emission: Influence of the Pit Morphology 28. Experience with Cathodic Protection Against the Propagation of Crevice Corrosion in AISI 316L Pipe Couplings in Sea Water • List of Abbreviations • Index