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Sulphuric Acid material selection
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Sulphuric Acid material selection

Sulphuric Acid material selection

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I would be interested to get confirmation on the following:

I have an application with 99.2%wt% H2SO4 at 30.4C and believe that using 316 Stainless Steel metal parts is suitable.  Can anybody confirm this material selection?  

thank you in advance
 

RE: Sulphuric Acid material selection

If there is no flow (tank) and the acid will remain that pure (no water pickup), carbon steel will work fine.  Otherwise use 304 instead of 316.  The Mo in 316 doesn't help, and Carpenter data indicates 304 is better.

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RE: Sulphuric Acid material selection

Doug Louie's web site "Sulphuric Acid on the Web" has a materials section (www.sulphuric-acid.com/techmanual/materials/materials_metals.htm) which may be useful to you.  Note there the factors that affect corrosion; slight variations in them can have a dramatic effect on the corrosion rate.

RE: Sulphuric Acid material selection

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Thank you HowJoh, Good information.

RE: Sulphuric Acid material selection

Refinery alkylation units are generally sulfuric acid. Materials of construction are various carbon steels.Acid conc. is supposed to be maintained above about 95%, ideally 98+. These units operate at roughly 10 to 20 C. Many units with many decades of carbon steel service. Of course there are problems :acid diluted below 95%, localized high velocity, deposits (under which dilution occurs), etc.Some parts of the process were warmer and 30C would not be a problem.   

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