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SUS304 corrosion by high levels of Chloride content in water 1
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Alloy with Mo and a bit of N.
304 is unsuitable for warm chloride solutions; 316 may also be unsuitable depending upon T & [NaCl]. Probably need to use a duplex stainless steel. See
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304 vs 316 for below waterline marine applications on boats
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Some info on duplex stainless steels:
304 is unsuitable for warm chloride solutions; 316 may also be unsuitable depending upon T & [NaCl]. Probably need to use a duplex stainless steel. See
Saltwater corrosion engineering Forum
304 vs 316 for below waterline marine applications on boats
thread307-178690
Some info on duplex stainless steels:
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How hot are you going? 180F?
I have some curves based on experience, basically if you can keep the pH up (7.5-8.5) with 304 you can handle close to 200ppm total Cl in solution. This is a pitting limit.
The problem is that if you have crevices then crevice corrosion will start at lower levels.
The other problem is that chloride stress corrosion cracking is a real risk.
Moving to 316 will not get you better pitting resistance (at this pH and temp) and the CSCC will still be a risk.
You may want to look at lean duplex grades. Both LDX2101 and AL-2003 will give you plenty of CSCC resistance. The LDX2101 has pitting resistance slightly better than 304. The AL-2003 is better than 316. In the case of the duplex grades the data indicates that higher alloy content results in higher pitting resistance under these conditions.
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I have some curves based on experience, basically if you can keep the pH up (7.5-8.5) with 304 you can handle close to 200ppm total Cl in solution. This is a pitting limit.
The problem is that if you have crevices then crevice corrosion will start at lower levels.
The other problem is that chloride stress corrosion cracking is a real risk.
Moving to 316 will not get you better pitting resistance (at this pH and temp) and the CSCC will still be a risk.
You may want to look at lean duplex grades. Both LDX2101 and AL-2003 will give you plenty of CSCC resistance. The LDX2101 has pitting resistance slightly better than 304. The AL-2003 is better than 316. In the case of the duplex grades the data indicates that higher alloy content results in higher pitting resistance under these conditions.
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Rust never sleeps
Neither should your protection
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