Failure analysis of pipes used in a hydrodesulfuration system of a petrochemical plant

Engineering Failure Analysis

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1076-1091

  Barbosa, C ^a   de Souza, S M C ^a   Centeno, R O ^a   Abud, I C ^a   Ferraz, O B ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Failure analysis; Hydrogen embrittlement; Microstructure; Sulfide stress corrosion; Welding

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; DESULFURIZATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; PETROCHEMICAL PLANTS; STRESS CORROSION CRACKING; SULFUR; VICKERS HARDNESS TESTING; WATER; WELDS;

HYDRODESULFURIZATION SYSTEM; STRESS RAISERS; WELD JOINTS;

PIPING SYSTEMS;

CRACK PROPAGATION; DESULFURIZATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; PETROCHEMICAL PLANTS; PIPING SYSTEMS; STRESS CORROSION CRACKING; SULFUR; VICKERS HARDNESS TESTING; WATER; WELDS;

EID: 33646559995     PISSN: 13506307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfailanal.2005.07.014     Document Type: Article

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