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07574 SCC of Carbon Steel in Fuel Ethanol Service: Effect of Corrosion Potential and Ethanol Processing Source

Product Number: 51300-07574-SG

ISBN: 07574 2007 CP

Author: Julio G. Maldonado and Narasi Sridhar

Publication Date: 07574

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Stress corrosion cracking (SCC) of carbon steel in fuel ethanol service has been observed in an increasing number of failures in the last few years. In the presence of oxygen, all of the samples evaluated in this study produced varying degrees of SCC, except for one of the producer ethanol samples. The reason for the high corrosion potential in this sample is still unknown and more detailed analysis of the sample chemical make-up is needed.

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51317--9655-The Effect of Hydrogen on Plain and Notched Test Specimens of PH Nickel Alloys

Product Number: 51317--9655-SG

ISBN: 9655 2017 CP

Author: Stephen McCoy

Publication Date: 2017

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This paper reviews previous work and shows laboratory results using different test techniques to demonstrate the influence of yield strength and microstructure on the resistance to Hydrogen Stress Cracking of precipitation hardenable Nickel alloys N07718, N09925, N07725, N09945 and N09946.

Assessing Environmentally Assisted Cracking Of Structural Alloys In Molten Salts

Product Number: ED22-17120-SG

Author: George Young, Jake Quincey, Andrew Brittan, Pit Shulze, Stella Tsotsos, Lars Parrington, Josef Parrington, Anne Demma, Micah Hackett, Samuel Briggs and Julie D. Tucker

Publication Date: 2022

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The potential for structural alloys to undergo environmentally assisted cracking in molten salts is relatively unexplored due to their limited industrial application. However, fluoride salts are of prime interest to many advanced reactors including the Kairos Power FHR reactors. Table I summarizes literature studies of EAC in molten fluoride salts. For the ten studies shown, seven are for Ni-Mo-Cr family of alloys (INOR-8 / Hastelloy N or variants) that were used in the Molten Salt Reactor Experiment (MSRE), two studies investigate austenitic stainless steels, and there is one report of EAC in oxygen free high conductivity (OFHC) copper.

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Comparison Of Hydrogen Embrittlement Testing Methods Of Alloy 718

Product Number: 51321-16821-SG

Author: Brian Kagay; Stevew Coryell; Kip Findlet; Steve McCoy

Publication Date: 2021

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Elemental Sulfur and Speciation in High Pressure High Temperatures Oil and Gas Well Environments: Their Role in Stress Corrosion Cracking of Corrosion Resistant Alloys

Product Number: 51317--9035-SG

ISBN: 9035 2017 CP

Author: Yuhchae Yoon

Publication Date: 2017

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This paper reviews both available stress corrosion cracking data and test methodologies involving additions of elemental sulfur using several procedures. It utilizes thermodynamic modeling to assess the chemical speciation of elemental sulfur under selected test conditions.

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High-strength Nickel Low Alloy Steels for Oil and Gas Equipment: ASTM A508 Grade 4N under cathodic protection and simulated sour environments.

Product Number: 51320-14706-SG

Author: Andreas Viereckl, Esteban Rodoni, Zakaria Quadir, Garry Leadbeater and Mariano Iannuzzi, Yuta Honma

Publication Date: 2020

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Low alloy steels (LASs) combine relatively low cost with exceptional mechanical properties, making LASs commonplace in Oil and Gas equipment. However, the strength and hardness of LASs for sour environments and for applications that generate atomic hydrogen at the surface, e.g., cathodic protection, is limited to prevent different forms of hydrogen embrittlement (HE) such as hydrogen stress cracking (HSC) and sulfide stress cracking (SSC). As a result, the specified minimum yield strength (SMYS) of forged LASs for, e.g., subsea components, rarely exceeds 550 MPa (80 ksi), while the most common pipeline steels are API(1) X65 to X70, with a SMYS of 450 MPa (65 ksi) and 482 MPa (70 ksi), respectively. Moreover, ISO(2) 15156-2 restricts LASs to a maximum of 1.0 wt% Ni due to SSC concerns. The LASs that exceed the ISO 15156-2 limit have to be qualified for service, lowering their commercial appeal.

In this work, the HSC resistance of the high-nickel (3.41 wt%), quenched and tempered (Q&T), nuclear-grade ASTM(3) A508 Gr.4N LAS was investigated using slow strain rate testing (SSRT) as a function of applied cathodic potential. Results showed that the yield strength (YS) and ultimate tensile strength (UTS) were unaffected by hydrogen, even at a high negative potential of -2.0 VAg/AgCl. HE effects were observed once the material started necking, manifested by a loss in ductility with increasing applied cathodic potentials. Indeed, A508 Gr.4N was less affected by H at high cathodic potentials than a low-strength (YS = 340 MPa) ferritic-pearlitic LAS of similar nickel content. SSRT results were linked to microstructure features, which were characterized by light optical microscopy (LOM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) coupled to electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD).

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Hydrogen Embrittlement Susceptibility of Steel Armour Wires for Flexible Pipes

Product Number: 51320-14489-SG

Author: Ellen Synnøve Skilbred, Signe Aarthun Lootz, Roy Johnsen

Publication Date: 2020

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Flexible pipes are frequently used both as flowlines and risers in the oil and gas industry. A flexible pipe has a complex structure consisting of layers of polymer and metallic materials. The armor wire layers – shielded with polymer materials from seawater on the outside and well fluid on the inside – are the load and pressure bearing parts. Due to diffusion from the well fluid and/or damage of the outer polymer layer, the annulus can be water-filled, and armor wire can corrode. In this work, the susceptibility to hydrogen embrittlement (HE) with the presence of atomic hydrogen due to cathodic polarization has been investigated for six different tensile armor wire materials. Samples were exposed to Slow Strain Rate testing (SSRT) in 3.5% NaCl solution and cathodic polarization to -1.1 and -1.4 VAg/AgCl at room temperature. Reference samples without hydrogen charging were tested in air for comparison. Stress-strain curves, reduction in area (RA) and the microstructure of the fracture surfaces were investigated. The HE susceptibility tended to increase with the carbon content, strength and hardness and the materials tended to be more brittle when charged to -1.4 VAg/AgCl than -1.1VAg/AgCl.

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Hydrogen Stress Cracking Resistance of Precipitation Hardenable Nickel Alloys and Optimization

Product Number: 51324-20719-SG

Author: Stephen McCoy; Brian A. Baker; William MacDonald

Publication Date: 2024

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The material trend in the Oil & Gas sector is for high strength materials with high levels of corrosion resistance to resist increasingly harsh sour downhole environments. Compared to sweet wells the presence of hydrogen sulphide, elemental sulphur and hydrogen generally requires material selection of tubular and bar products in high performance stainless steels and nickel base alloys to withstand the pressures and temperatures. The materials of choice must be corrosion resistant, cost effective, reliable and have the strength required for the well design conditions. The material selection for downhole and well head equipment such as hangers, sub-surface safety valves, pumps and packers require age-hardenable materials to obtain the strength in heavier cross sections which cannot be strengthened by cold work. The commonly used nickel alloys for the sour service applications are alloy UNS N09925 (925), alloy UNS N07718 (718) and alloy UNS N07725 (725) with the more recently developed alloy UNS N09945 (945) and alloy UNS N09946 (945X) designed for HP/HT and sour wells. The metallurgical stability and freedom from detrimental phases of these materials being increasingly important to optimise the mechanical and corrosion resistant properties, particularly as larger section thicknesses of higher strength materials. The effect of the microstructure of these materials is shown to have a significant effect on the resistance to hydrogen attack and corrosion in sour environments. Optimising the compositional control, thermomechanical processing and microstructure is shown to give significant improvements in resistance to sour corrosion and hydrogen stress cracking resistance of materials used for critical downhole components. Over recent years there has been increasing industry demand to improve quality control and categorise the various PH Nickel alloy grades resistance to Hydrogen Stress Cracking (HSC) for critical High Pressure-High Temperature environments. HSC is a complex corrosion mechanism with many factors including composition, strength, microstructure, and grain boundary cleanliness influencing susceptibility. Evaluation efforts have used multiple techniques to measure the effects of HSC resistance, with this paper focusing on the Slow Strain Rate Test (SSRT) method according to TM0198 Method C(1) and using the quality control standard API*6ACRA(2). The purpose of the paper is to present results using the TM0198:C slow strain rate test method in a hydrogen charging environment and show the HSC resistance of the grades 925, 718, 945, 945X, and 725. This paper shows how the composition can be controlled within the defined limits of the alloy grade to optimise the HSC resistance by reducing precipitation of deleterious phases and reduce mill heat batch variation. The SSRT results are compared with mechanical properties determined according to API6ACRA(2) and detailed microstructural analysis.

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Optimisation Of Hydrogen Stress Cracking Resistance Of High Strength Precipitation Hardened Nickel Alloys

Product Number: 51322-17960-SG

Author: Stephen McCoy, Brian A. Baker, William MacDonald

Publication Date: 2022

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The Precipitation Hardenable (PH) Nickel alloys N09925, N07718, N09945, N09946 and N07725 are widely used for critical downhole oil field applications such as high strength tubing hangers and completion equipment. The materials are particularly useful in High Pressure/High Temperature wells where high strength and corrosion resistance are required in H₂S containing production fluids. Over the last 20 years a limited number of field failure investigations in PH Nickel alloys have been related to the presence of sufficient amounts of intergranular precipitates promoting hydrogen embrittlement, which results in brittle cracking of UNS alloys N07718 ^3,4 and alloy N07725⁵ and N07716⁶.

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Strain Hardened Austenitic Corrosion Resistant Alloys’ Susceptibility to Hydrogen Induced Stress Cracking

Product Number: 51323-19235-SG

Author: Amrinder P.S. Dhillon, Xu Lu, Roy Johnsen, Ida Westermann

Publication Date: 2023

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Several offshore field failures in recent years have been attributed to Hydrogen Induced Stress Cracking (HISC) of high strength, highly corrosion resistant Precipitation Hardened Nickel Alloys (PHNA’s) such as UNS N07716, UNS N07718 and UNS N07725.

Hence, HISC is a constant concern regarding subsea components subjected to high tensile stress, and the industry is searching for solutions to their technical needs: High strength corrosion resistant alloys (CRA’s) resistant to seawater (high Pitting Resistance Equivalent number (PREN)) but also resistant to HISC.

For PHNA’s, improved processing (chemical composition limits and processing temperatures) and improved quality control methods as well as refined acceptance criteria are all under consideration.

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The Development of Highly Corrosion Resistant PH Nickel Bar for Sour Oil and Gas and HydrogenStress Cracking Resistance

Product Number: MECC23-20363-SG

Author: Stephen McCoy; Brian A. Baker; William MacDonald

Publication Date: 2023

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The Precipitation Hardenable Nickel alloys 925, 718, 945, 945X and 725 are widely used for critical downhole oil field applications such as high strength tubing hangers and completion equipment. The materials are particularly useful in High Pressure/High Temperature wells where high strength and corrosion resistance are required in H2S containing production fluids.

Figure 1 shows a graphical summary of environmental service limits for the application of precipitation hardened nickel alloys defined within the NACE/ISO standards.

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The Effect Of Interactions Between Cathodic Protection Potential And Stress Concentration On Hydrogen Embrittlement Of Precipitation-Hardened Nickel Alloys

Product Number: 51321-16663-SG

Author: Imran Bhamji; Kasra Sotoudeh; Menno Hoekstra; Herman Amaya; Bryan Fahimi

Publication Date: 2021

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