scholarly journals Superduplex Stainless Steel Use in Manufacturing Highly Sour Gas Centrifugal Compressors

Author(s):  
François Millet ◽  
Patrick Friez ◽  
Angelo Franzi ◽  
Bernard Bonnefois ◽  
Jean-Marc Lardon

More and more often, oil fields need to handle wet sour gases which contain high proportions of carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulphide. Furthermore, the liquid phase contains water with chlorides. Therefore, pitting corrosion and stress corrosion cracking may occur. Centrifugal compressors used on oil fields for increasing the pressure levels, require components which must be resistant to be efficient, but nevertheless cheap for an industrial solution. A corrosion resistant material with high mechanical characteristics is necessary. Duplex stainless steels which have been widely developed and experimented on off-shore applications, are a good way to achieve this challenge. They must be solution annealed to withstand severe corrosion conditions. This paper deals with the metallurgical aspects and the major influence of heat treatments, and with the manufacturing process of two major components : the casing and the rotor. This new centrifugal compressor, designed for a highly sour gas service, with 87% of acid compoaents, is dedicated to a process of sulphur elimination from the flare gas for environmental protection reasons. It has been operating since the beginning of 1995 by GASCO in Abu Dhabi.

2013 ◽  
Vol 690-693 ◽  
pp. 1516-1519
Author(s):  
Ling Feng Li

For natural gas well in sour gas reservoirs, very serious corrosion in the gas well string is an important factor of gas production system life. In order to ensure the long-term development of gas wells, this paper mainly introduces the tubing and casing corrosion in sour gas reservoirs, corrosion-resistant material selection of tubing and casing in sour gas reservoirs and proposes the optimization idea and technique of tubing material selection.. By taking W 63 well as an example, this paper optimizes the material selection of production casing for W 63 well. For application, the optimal materials of gas well string in W 63 well have good performance of corrosion resistance.


2012 ◽  
Vol 485 ◽  
pp. 429-432
Author(s):  
Ling Feng Li ◽  
Xiao Ming Liu ◽  
Zhi Qiang Huang

For natural gas well with high content of CO2 and H2S, very serious corrosion in the gas well string is an important factor of gas production system life. In order to ensure the long-term development of gas wells, this paper mainly study the corrosion-resistant material selection of tubing and casing in sour gas reservoirs under coexistence of H2S and CO2 and proposes the optimization idea and technique of tubing and casing material selection. By taking Puguang gas field as an example, this paper optimizes the material selection of production casing for Puguang gas field. By testing, the optimal materials of gas well string in Puguang gas field have good performance of erosion resistance


2021 ◽  
pp. 32-37
Author(s):  
B. Ya. Mokritskii

When processing hard-to-process stainless steels, it is difficult to maintain a compromise between the quality of the treated surface, processing performance and the period of operation of the cutting tool to the permissible value of its wear. The more specialized the physical and mechanical characteristics and performance properties of such steel, the more difficult it is to reach a compromise. The paper shows the results of controlling the parameters of the cutting mode to ensure the required roughness parameters when turning highly corrosion-resistant stainless steels 09H17N7YU, 12H18N10T and 13H15N5 AM-3.


Alloy Digest ◽  
1981 ◽  
Vol 30 (7) ◽  

Abstract AISI No. 633 is a chromium-nickel-molybdenum stainless steel whose properties can be changed by heat treatment. It bridges the gap between the austenitic and martensitic stainless steels; that is, it has some of the properties of each. Its uses include high-strength structural applications, corrosion-resistant springs and knife blades. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties as well as fracture toughness. It also includes information on high temperature performance and corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: SS-389. Producer or source: Stainless steel mills.


Alloy Digest ◽  
1993 ◽  
Vol 42 (11) ◽  

Abstract REMANIT 4439 is a highly corrosion resistant steel with low carbon content, an addition of nitrogen to enhance both mechanical properties and corrosion resistance, and higher molybdenum than most stainless steels to resist pitting and crevice corrosion in chloride media. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, and elasticity. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: SS-556. Producer or source: Thyssen Stahl AG.


Alloy Digest ◽  
1970 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  

Abstract FIRTH VICKERS FI (A1) is a chromium type heat and corrosion resistant alloy steel recommended for oil refining and chemical plant equipment. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties as well as fracture toughness. It also includes information on high temperature performance and corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, joining, and surface treatment. Filing Code: SS-236. Producer or source: Firth-Vickers Stainless Steels Ltd.


CORROSION ◽  
10.5006/3820 ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Liu ◽  
Huayi Yin ◽  
Kaifa Du ◽  
Bing Yang ◽  
Dihua Wang

Corrosion-resistant metals and alloys towards liquid metals determine the service performances and lifetime of the devices employing liquid metals. This paper studies the static corrosion behaviors of iron, chromium, nickel, low carbon steel, and four types of stainless steels (SS410, SS430, SS304, SS316L) in liquid Sb-Sn at 500 oC, aiming to screen corrosion-resistant SS for Li||Sb-Sn liquid metal batteries (LMBs). The corrosion rates of Fe and Ni are 0.94 μm h-1 and 6.03 μm h-1 after 160 h’s measurement, respectively. Cr shows a low corrosion rate of < 0.05μm h-1, which is due to the formation of a relatively stable Cr-Sb layer that may be able to prevent the interdiffusion between the solid substrate and liquid Sb-Sn. Ni has a high corrosion rate because the formed Ni-Sb and Ni-Sn compounds are soluble in the liquid Sb-Sn. The corrosion products of both pure metals and SS can be predicted by thermodynamic and phase diagram analysis. Among the four types of SS, SS430 shows the best corrosion resistance towards liquid Sb-Sb with a corrosion rate of 0.19 μm h-1. Therefore, a liquid Sb-Sn resistant material should have a high Cr content and a low Ni content, and this principle is applicable to design metallic materials not only for LMBs but also for other devices employing liquid Sb- and Sn-containing liquid metals.


CORROSION ◽  
1956 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 41-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
THOR N. RHODIN

Abstract Oxide films on stainless steels have been classified into three types according to film thickness, film structure, film composition, and influence of the film on resistance to corrosion. Compositional properties of oxide films isolated from surfaces of stainless steels were studied using specially developed microanalytical techniques. Properties of passive films on stainless steel were evaluated and the effects of alloy composition and surface treatment on other types of films on Types 304, 316, and 347 stainless steels were studied. The influence of corrosion in various media was correlated with film compositional properties. Composition of films after immersion in acids was found to be related to film composition prior to immersion. The effect of immersion depended on the nature and intensity of corrosion and was reflected most sensitively by the iron and silicon contents of the films. The conclusion was made that film properties indicate strongly the capacity of austenitic stainless alloys to develop corrosion-resistant surfaces in certain environments.


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