In order to meet the severe corrosion requirements of the geothermal power plant environment, a new
type of corrosion resistant rolled lined steel pipes was tested in the laboratory and geothermal field. The
rolled lined steel pipe with a corrosion resistant alloy liner provides reliable and cost-efficient solutions
to the prevailing types of stress corrosion cracking (SCC), erosion corrosion and pitting corrosion. This
innovative and efficient lined pipe manufacturing process allows for the first time application of liner
materials with a substantial level of grip such as duplex stainless steel (UNS S32205), super duplex
stainless steel (UNS S32507) as well as Alloy 625 (UNS N06625) without any strength reducing heat
treatment. The corrosion resistant performance of rolled lined pipes is a result of the excellent
mechanical bonding with high gripping force between the liner material and carbon steel. The liner
ensures full corrosion and erosion resistance and the backing steel provides the mechanical properties
such as pressure resistance. After a short description of the innovative pipe manufacturing process, this
paper will present results and data provided by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), X-ray
fluorescence (XRF) and discusses the corrosive elements in the geothermal brine, as well as scaling
products. This test program covers the field corrosion performance of the bi-metallic corrosion resistant
pipes under real conditions. Laboratory tests were conducted to identify the corrosive nature of the
geothermal environment and analysis of scaling products and tendencies.
Key words: Corrosion Resistant Alloy (CRA), CRA lined steel pipe, duplex, (UNS S32205), super
duplex, (UNS S32507), geothermal energy