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Fast screening of Sulfide Stress Corrosion resistance of Supermartensitic Stainless Steel thought alternative test methods

Product Number: 51320-14577-SG

Author: Martien Duvall, Cécile Millet, Daniela Garcia, Guilaume Neel, Harold Evin

Publication Date: 2020

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In order to meet growing energy demand, oil and gas industries are facing many challenges, including the exploitation of increasingly deep fields with high pressure and high temperature in sour environments containing CO2 and H2S. Operators must carefully select materials that are resistant to these aggressive environments. The main risk associated with the use of martensitic stainless steels is the risk of sulfide stress cracking under well shut-in conditions.
The aim of this study is to evaluate the performance of supermartensitic stainless steels (13Cr-5Ni- 2Mo) based on NACE TM-0177-2016 method A and alternative methods such as slow strain rate test according to TM-0198-2016 and ripple strain rate test. Cyclic potentiodynamic polarization measurements were also performed to evaluate pitting and repassivation performance. The interest of this study is to present reliable and fast criteria to predict sulfide stress cracking performance of supermartensitic stainless steels through alternative methods. The effect of buffer and chloride content on pitting resistance and sulfide stress corrosion cracking resistance will also be discussed as well as the effect of Mo and Cr on pitting resistance.

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Fast-Acting And Persistent Post-Hydrotest Corrosion Inhibitors For Newly Constructed Oil Pipelines

Product Number: 51321-16901-SG

Author: Hitesh Bagaria; Moshood Adewale; Rob Gutierrez; Jeanne O'Neal; Jennifer Sargent; Nimesh Patel; Trevor Place

Publication Date: 2021

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Pressure testing is a standard practice used to validate the condition of new pipelines (prior to wet commissioning) and may also be used to revalidate the integrity of older pipelines. Since water is the primary medium for pressure testing, the process has been termed hydrostatic testing or hydrotesting. While the low cost, accessibility and environmental impact are primary drivers for use of water, the inherent corrosiveness of water poses an asset integrity challenge.

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Faster Qualification Testing for SSPC Paint 47

Product Number: 51324-21089-SG

Author: Sean Fowler; William Tobin; David Duecker; Andy Francis

Publication Date: 2024

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This study investigates the possibility of reducing the testing time required to qualify paints to the SSPC Paint 47 specification. Using specimens from the original study conducted to develop the test requirements, the irradiance of the UV exposure was increased to see if the 4000 hour results could be replicated in 2000 hours or less. Although final data was not available at the time of writing, data from 1000 hours of the higher irradiance exposure correlated very well with the 2000 hour exposure data from the original study.

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Fatigue and Fracture Resistance of Different Line Pipe Grade Steels in Gaseous H2 Environment

Product Number: 51324-21101-SG

Author: Milan Agnani; Chris San Marchi; Joseph Ronevich

Publication Date: 2024

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The existing natural gas (NG) pipeline network is being considered to transport pure gaseous hydrogen (GH2) or blends of NG and GH2 for domestic and industrial energy needs, in an effort to reduce global CO2 emissions. The toughness and ductility of ferritic steels are reduced in the presence of GH2. In order to assess the viability of GH2 gas distribution via NG pipeline networks, it is necessary to understand the fatigue and fracture response of the materials in the network, including the various pipeline steels. Hydrogen-assisted fatigue crack growth (FCG) and fracture behavior of five different modern line pipe grade steels (X52, X70, X80, X100, and X120) were evaluated in high-purity GH2 at pressure of 210 bar, where the tensile strength increases with grade, X120 displaying the highest strength. The X52 and X70 steels feature ferrite with small amounts of pearlite in the microstructure. The X80 steel has a combination of polygonal and acicular ferrite, whereas the X100 and X120 steels contain fine ferritic and bainitic microstructures. The different pipeline steels exhibit similar accelerated FCG rates in the presence of GH2, irrespective of the strength and microstructural constituents. A significant reduction in the fracture resistance is observed for all the steels in GH2 as compared to air, although elastic-plastic fracture (J-R) behavior is maintained in GH2. Contrary to FCG rates, hydrogen-assisted fracture is affected by the microstructure and strength of the steel; higher strength steels exhibit lower fracture resistance and lower tearing modulus, analogous to the generally expected trends in air. Selected fracture surfaces are analyzed to rationalize the influence of microstructure and strength on hydrogen-assisted fracture of this class of steels.

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Fatigue and Static Crack Growth Rate of Cr-Mn Stainless Steel in Aerated Brine Simulating Drilling Applications

Product Number: 51323-19152-SG

Author: Ashwini Chandra, Helmuth Sarmiento Klapper, Ramgopal Thodla

Publication Date: 2023

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Directional drilling tools for oil and gas exploration is one industrial application where Manganese (Mn)-stabilized austenitic stainless steels with different amounts of other alloying elements like Chromium (Cr), Nickel (Ni) and Molybdenum (Mo) have found extensive use in spite of the demanding requirements in terms of mechanical properties and corrosion resistance. The limited resistance of this type of austenitic stainless steels to environmentally assisted cracking (EAC) in hot chloride (Cl-)-containing environments is well known. Chloride-bearing environments at elevated temperatures are not uncommon in drilling operations and can indeed challenge the EAC-resistance of CrMn-stainless steels

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Fatigue And Static Crack Growth Rate Study Of X-65 Line Pipe Steel In Gas Transmission Pipeline Applications

Product Number: 51321-16721-SG

Author: Ashwini Chandra; Ramgopal Thodla; Joseph Tylczak; Margaret Ziomek-Moroz

Publication Date: 2021

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Fatigue Crack Growth Rate Behavior of Welded Line Pipe Steel in Sour Environments

Product Number: 51317--9200-SG

ISBN: 9200 2017 CP

Author: Thodla Ramgopal

Publication Date: 2017

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Frequency scan fatigue crack growth rate tests were performed at a fixed stress intensity factor range to determine the effect of frequency in two different sour environments. Both sour environments had the same partial pressure of H2S (0.21psia) but different pH values.

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Fatigue Crack Initiation In Zr-2.5Nb Tested In Heavy-Water At 300°C

Product Number: ED22-17233-SG

Author: H.M. Nordin, A.J. Phillion, Q. Wang, M. Lenzi, H.Yu, T.M. Karlsen

Publication Date: 2022

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Pressure tubes, manufactured from Zr-2.5Nb, are used within a CANDU power reactor to contain the fuel bundles and coolant forming the primary pressure boundary in the core with an expected operating lifetime of 25 years. As part of the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) fitness-for-service requirements for pressure tubes, flaws or stress risers that potentially lead to cracks cannot exist in pressure tubes in operating reactors. Flaws may include: fuel bundle scratches, crevice corrosion marks, fuel bundle bearing pad fretting flaws and debris fretting flaws.

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Fatigue Loading of Test Specimens with Galvanically Induced Corrosion Damage Provides New Insight to Guide Fracture Mechanics Modeling

Product Number: 51324-20989-SG

Author: Thomas Curtin; Sharon Mellings; Ivan Karayan; Robert Adey; Joe Indeck

Publication Date: 2024

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Airframe structural components commonly experience galvanic damage at dissimilar metal connections following deterioration of insulating sealants or breakdown in coating protection systems. Of particular concern is the often-hidden corrosion damage that occurs inside fastener holes. Aggressive electrolytes can develop in these occluded spaces leading to the formation of multiple crack initiation sites and a compromise in the structural integrity of the component. To investigate this type of damage, laboratory testing was undertaken to evaluate fatigue life in AA 7075-T651 dog-bone specimens that included side holes fitted with CFRP inserts. The CFRP insert was used to introduce galvanic damage under thin film atmospheric corrosion conditions but removed prior to actual fatigue testing. Fatigue tests were conducted under constant amplitude loading, at R-ratios of 0.05, 0.6, and 0.89, in both air and 4.5M NaCl solution. Using a three-dimensional, fatigue crack growth (FCG) program, BEASY, complex crack propagation path evolution, and transition from surface flaw to through-crack was accurately represented. By selecting appropriate crack growth kinetics, the environmental effects on fatigue life were quantitatively determined for different modeling scenarios. Fractographic images of crack initiating features (corrosion pits, constituent particle clusters) were used to guide the location and sizing of initial flaws. Fatigue crack growth kinetic data, collected in both air and NaCl solution, was used to drive crack growth simulations. Modeling scenarios included the propagation of both single dominant flaws and multiple interacting flaws; the FCG life was evaluated for each case. This modeling work provides new insight for understanding how advanced fracture mechanics modeling capability can be used to improve life prediction of corroded components.

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Fatigue Properties of Zirconium and Zirconium Alloys and their Application in Design and FFS

Product Number: 51323-19188-SG

Author: Nathaniel G. Sutton, Phillip E. Prueter

Publication Date: 2023

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Zirconium and Zirconium alloys have been used successfully in a range of corrosive environments, both as base materials and as cladding on other backing materials. Zirconium is used extensively as fuel-rod “cladding” in nuclear reactors. In the chemical process industries, Zirconium and its alloys are used in urea production, acetic acid and vinyl acetate production, and various sulfuric, hydrochloric, and organic acid services.

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Fe3O4, FeCO3 or FeS - Which Corrosion Product Will Prevail at High Temperature in CO2/H2S Environments?

Product Number: 51320-14413-SG

Author: Shujun Gao, Bruce Brown, David Young, Srdjan Nesic, Marc Singer

Publication Date: 2020

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Sweet (CO2) and sour (H2S) corrosion have continuously been a challenge in oil and gas production and transportation. Yet, some key issues are still not well understood, especially at high temperature production conditions. A CO2/H2S ratio of 500, which has been used (often inaccurately) to determine which corrosion mechanism is dominant, is probably even less valid at high temperature. The nature of the corrosion products forming at high temperature in CO2/H2S environments and their effects on the corrosion rate are not known. Finally, the impact on pipeline integrity of environmental changes between sweet and sour production conditions (simulating reservoir souring) has not been well documented. CO2, H2S, and CO2/H2S corrosion experiments were conducted at 120oC to investigate corrosion mechanisms and corrosion product layer formation at high temperature. The results show that the corrosion products were still clearly dominated by H2S under the pCO2/pH2S ratio of 550. Formation of Fe3O4, FeCO3, and FeS corrosion product layers had a direct impact on the measured corrosion rates and was dependent on the gas composition and on the sequence of exposure (CO2 then H2S and vice versa). Compared with H2S corrosion alone, the presence of CO2 could retard Fe3O4 formation in CO2/H2S mixture environment. No obvious change in steady state corrosion rate was observed when the corrosion environment was switched from CO2 to H2S and vice versa.

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Feasibility Assessment for Cathodic Protection of High Level Nuclear Waste Tanks

Product Number: 51324-21160-SG

Author: Kenton Lawson; Bruce Wiersma; Barbara Nicole Padgett; Sandeep Chawla; John Beavers

Publication Date: 2024

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This paper summarizes an assessment of the feasibility of implementing cathodic protection (CP) as an internal corrosion prevention strategy for nuclear waste storage tanks. The study investigates the principles of cathodic protection and its applicability to the unique environment of nuclear waste storage. By reviewing the relevant literature, this research explores the various threats and challenges associated with implementing CP in this specific context. A boundary element analysis (BEA) model of a steel tank with a simplified impressed current cathodic protection (ICCP) system was developed using polarization curves that were experimentally measured from coupons in simulated waste. This model was developed to evaluate the interaction of electrochemical potentials of the various waste layers within the tank. The modeling results indicate that the simulated ICCP system is capable of shifting the polarized potentials of the internal tank surfaces to levels required to mitigate stress corrosion cracking (SCC) and corrosion.

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