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Yellow Prussiate of Soda (YPS)
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Yellow Prussiate of Soda (YPS)

Yellow Prussiate of Soda (YPS)

(OP)
This was posted in Mechanical engineering other topics, but I think this will be a better place for it.

The problem that I have find a tank that will be able to store Yellow Prussiate of Soda (YPS), but I do not know what type of material will be able to handle it. The tank that held the YPS was steel and it rusted out. I was thinking of polyethylene, it seems to work for like concentrations (10ppm). However, the concentration of the YPS I am during with is around 80-100ppm.

I was hoping that maybe someone has some experience with YPS. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Thank you in advance.

rnip

RE: Yellow Prussiate of Soda (YPS)

(OP)
Thank you very much, ya, I forgot I was talking to chemical engineers, :P. That is an awesome table. Thank You again.

rnip

RE: Yellow Prussiate of Soda (YPS)

Re "Looks like tantalum is the only suitable metallic substance."  
Of course, if only one metal is tested -- by a tantalum vendor!
Aluminum is considerably less expensive. Also, for your dilute concentration, 316 will be excellent (rather that merely 'Good' as in listing below); it is used for Alodine & Iridite chromating solutions which contain a lot of nasty stuff besides Sodium Ferrocyanide!

Chemical Compatability Results for Sodium Ferrocyanide
Material Compatibility
304 stainless steel B-Good  
316 stainless steel B-Good  
ABS plastic N/A  
Acetal (Delrinr) A-Excellent  
Aluminum A-Excellent  
Brass N/A  
Bronze N/A  
Buna N (Nitrile) A-Excellent  
Carbon graphite A-Excellent  
Carbon Steel  N/A  
Carpenter 20 N/A  
Cast iron N/A  
Ceramic Al203 A-Excellent  
Ceramic magnet N/A  
ChemRaz (FFKM) A-Excellent  
Copper D-Severe Effect  
CPVC A-Excellent  
EPDM A-Excellent  
Epoxy A-Excellent  
Fluorocarbon (FKM) A-Excellent  
Hastelloy-Cr A-Excellent  
Hypalonr B-Good  
Hytrelr N/A  
Kalrez A-Excellent  
Kel-Fr N/A  
LDPE A-Excellent  
Natural rubber B-Good  
Neoprene A-Excellent  
NORYLr A-Excellent  
Nylon N/A  
Polycarbonate N/A  
Polyetherether Ketone (PEEK) A-Excellent  
Polypropylene A-Excellent  
Polyurethane B-Good  
PPS (Rytonr) N/A  
PTFE (Teflonr) A-Excellent  
PVC A-Excellent  
PVDF (Kynarr) A-Excellent  
Silicone N/A  
Titanium N/A  
Tygonr A-Excellent  
Vitonr A-Excellent  

Ratings -- Chemical Effect
A = Excellent.
B = Good -- Minor Effect, slight corrosion
or discoloration.
C = Fair -- Moderate Effect, not recommended
for continuous use. Softening, loss of strength,
swelling may occur.
D = Severe Effect, not recommended for ANY use.
N/A = Information Not Available.

For chemical compatabilities, I like Cole-Parmer's site:
http://www.coleparmer.com/techinfo/chemcomp.asp
Just scroll to select the chemical & click submit.
Ken

RE: Yellow Prussiate of Soda (YPS)

Why is C20 n/a when 304/316 is B rated and Hast C A rated?

RE: Yellow Prussiate of Soda (YPS)

Cole-Parmer didn't find reliable test results for C20.
Perhaps you can go to the expense of testing, and then report your results.

One chemical consideration is that C20 (presume you mean UNS N08020) contains 3-4% Cu for which ferrocyanide ion may act as a chelating agent, thereby selectively leaching from the alloy.

RE: Yellow Prussiate of Soda (YPS)

And here I am without my Compas Corrosion Guide.
I would guess that Ken is right about the chelating effects of this chemical.  If I needed an alloy solution I would look for high Cr content.
A non-metalic solution looks best for this application.  Just make sure that the polymer is stable in this environment.  If you start leaching it may fail faster than the wrong alloy.

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