The real issue with CP on buried SS is that you need very uniform coverage.
Since pitting is a very localized phenomenon people often use a full mesh grid for the electrode.
It is a real pain in the butt.
This is similar to manufacturing processes.
No quality system has requirements for updating them.
But if the applicable specification change then they need to be revised.
The risks of low temp only apply while you are actually cold.
Though if a crack initiates then it is there.
The high temp damage is cumulative.
I did work with superferritic alloys (same mechanism).
Saw a failure after 15 years of service.
It was reaching about 370C for roughly 15min twice a...
Let me guess, your build layers are in the x-y plane.
If so what have you done to polish the interior after making it?
All of those little ripples will cause terrible flow.
Toyota solved this 50 years ago.
Is none of that info in the public domain?
Is this all just ASTM work?
If so then just report it as 4d and move on.
I have had the other issue, AMS specs that require 2" gage length and parts that only 0.1375" in diameter.
It is very difficult to meet elongation in that situation.
I have seen pieces of good quality plate that would have good impact toughness at -55C, and that would take >5 years to develop intermetallics at 310C.
But the same is not true of fabricated items.
Once you make a weld that you cannot solution anneal and quench all bets are off.
And living with...
NDT (all methods) detects indications.
Whether or not these are of concern depends on your standards.
Verifying what these indications are requires some destructive examination.
We always did NDT prior to Hydro. for a couple of reasons.
1. Much easier to repair things while they are dry
2. To...
What HT condition?
In some materials/applications I have take coupons at various depths to verify properties.
Meeting the impact at all locations will be difficult.
I wouldn't trust generic 316L at 200ppm Cl.
You can get it to work but it takes a lot of technical tricks.
The welded pipe needs to have very lower residual delta ferrite in the welds, <0.5%.
Your welding in the field needs to all be automated orbital with a well developed process.
In sch10 I...
What is the purpose of the overlay?
This isn't a code issue it is an application issue.
If this isn't a pressure boundary the Code doesn't care.
What was on it before?
Did it work?
I hope that the loads are very low.
304 is soft and makes a poor substrate.
How many weld passes?
What inspection between passes?
Control of interpass temperature?
Sounds like a weld procedure issue to me.
254 is straightforward to weld and there is a lot of information out there.
Are they both annealed?
If so then I would suspect that 2205 will machine better than Nit50.
The Nitronic will work harden a lot in machining which makes life difficult.
2205 has noticeably better pitting resistance than Nit50.
We are looking at a PREn of about 31.5 for Nit50 and 34 for 2205.
An IGA test is not testing corrosion resistance, it is looking for detrimental secondary phases.
But A262 is not a direct measure, you are actually testing the Cr depletion around the carbides.
In fact if you sensitize at a high temp there will be no Cr deletion (diffusion will fix that) and no...
Well motors draw significant start current.
Between the poor motor geometry (longer and smaller diameter than usual) and the length of cable it can be a real issue starting them.
Double checking actual voltages is very critical.
As I recall our air cooler was a radiator made for a stationary diesel application.
The fan for it was 5hp (or maybe 8hp), on VFD with speed based on temperature drop across it.
We tried this with just air coolers but with summer ambient around 30C the cooling rates became painfully slow below...