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What is the effect of mercury contamination in stainless steel? 2
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stanislasdz
Materials
• What do you mean by small amount?
• What kind of grades?
• Who is the end user Market? Critical or nor Stainless Steel Nuclear or power part is different form basic part?
• Is there any specification provided by your customers?
Stan
• What kind of grades?
• Who is the end user Market? Critical or nor Stainless Steel Nuclear or power part is different form basic part?
• Is there any specification provided by your customers?
Stan
EdStainless
Materials
Hg has low solubility in SS, I can't find a ref offhand but I recall that it is <1ppm.
Surface contamination can be very large though. Welding of surface contaminated SS will not only release a lot of Hg vapor (toxic) but will also likely suffer from LME cracking of welds.
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Surface contamination can be very large though. Welding of surface contaminated SS will not only release a lot of Hg vapor (toxic) but will also likely suffer from LME cracking of welds.
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racookpe1978
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If you don't have chemical mercury present, or a strong solution containing mercury as a process fluid in the system, it's hard for me to see where the (original) mercury contamination would start from.
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Foundries can be a source of mercury contamination,when thermometers and other such equipments are mixed with the stainless steel scrap and melted. In normal industrial use this may not pose a threat,however in nuclear applications,if this contaminated stainless finds its way through,it could be disastrous.It is felt that mercury can vaporize easily,and then later the mercury ions can cause damage if these vapors reach central core region of the reactor. Hence as an utmost precaution,mercury free stainless steel is recommended.
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Essentially all wrought stainless is refined in an AOD which totally removes mercury, lead, and other similar low-melting, high vapor-pressure metals. Any contamination would be on the surface and removable by cleaning.
Arunmrao is right about cast stainless and it could have contamination if it were only arc furnace or induction melted, without subsequent refining.
Michael McGuire
Arunmrao is right about cast stainless and it could have contamination if it were only arc furnace or induction melted, without subsequent refining.
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