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Recent content by Kenvat
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Cast versus forged :: From Purely corrosion point of View
Tom The first post was " Purely corrosion point of View" you have brought in anisotrophy angle into it. There is no evidence of anisotrphy contributing to corrosion resistance. Although i agree that some of the alloys are not forgable, and when is faced with such situation, casting is the...- Kenvat
- Post #10
- Forum: Corrosion engineering
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Cast versus forged :: From Purely corrosion point of View
This one is reply to your original post Q1) The material that are usually encountered in Oil, Gas and refinery industry, considering only the corrosion aspect, it is my view that casting is a superior product form as compared to forging, I do not know how i arrived at this conclusion, but i...- Kenvat
- Post #7
- Forum: Corrosion engineering
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Cast versus forged :: From Purely corrosion point of View
bmoorthy It looks to me that you are situated somewhere in Middle Eastern Country. Few years ago i was there and people (especialy piping engineers) were obsessed with forged balls for ball valves, forged body for even 24" valves and when i probed, i came to know that the piping engineers were...- Kenvat
- Post #6
- Forum: Corrosion engineering
