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What is the material difference for sour and sweet service?

What is the material difference for sour and sweet service?

What is the material difference for sour and sweet service?

(OP)
I am just wondering that what is the difference between sour service material and sweet service material. I know sweet service material cannot handle sour gas or emulsion. Then how is the sour service material? I think they are ok with sweet service? Is that right? Can somebody clarify for me? Thanks.

RE: What is the material difference for sour and sweet service?

Consider hardness.  Obtain the latest NACE standard pertaining to sulfide stress cracking such as MR0301, Materials Resistant to Sulfide Stress Cracking in Corrosive Petroleum Refining Environments; or TM0177 Laboratory Testing of Metals for Resistance to Sulfide Stress Cracking and Stress Corrosion Cracking in H2S Environments.  I would have mentioned MR0175 but it appears to be obsolete.

RE: What is the material difference for sour and sweet service?

I lied.  MR0175 / ISO 15156 15 Dec 2003 is current and active.

RE: What is the material difference for sour and sweet service?

(OP)
Thanks,JL, I will check MR0175. However, I am still wondering when we order those pipes, what is the material difference? For outside pipe, normally I use A333 Gr. 6, also mention it is for sour low temp, if only for low temp, is there difference for material wise?

RE: What is the material difference for sour and sweet service?

JL,

Are you thinkin of NACE MR-0103?

This came out after MR-0175, and is primarily for refineries.

Larry,

Yes, you can use "sour" material in sweet service. Most instruments and valves carry NACE certification, regardless of the service we put them in. This way, you don't make a mistake, or run out of "sour" valves.

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RE: What is the material difference for sour and sweet service?

Yup,
MR0103-2005.

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