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Analytical Method to Detect and Remediate Zinc Contamination of Austenitic Stainless Steels to avoid Liquid Metal Embrittlement

Product Number: 51323-18999-SG

Author: Adrian Valenzuela, Adalberto Toledo, Robert Leggat, Lake Barrett, James Kretzler

Publication Date: 2023

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As construction of an industrial plant was nearing completion, it was realized that galvanized scaffolding was used during the erection of a large furnace. There was some concern about the possibility of zinc liquid metal embrittlement (LME) of the austenitic stainless-steel tubes. LME is the loss of ductility when a metal is in contact with liquid metal while under stress. Specifically, austenitic stainless steels are known to be susceptible to LME in the presence of liquid zinc which was implicated in the Flixborough Disaster where 28 people were killed in an industrial accident in 1974.

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Analytical Method to Detect and Remediate Zinc Contamination of Austenitic Stainless Steels to avoid Liquid Metal Embrittlement

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