High-temperature hydrogen sulfide corrosion on the heat-affected zone of the AISI 444 stainless steel caused by Venezuelan heavy petroleum

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 59, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 219-225

  Silva, Cleiton C ^a   Machado, João Paulo S E ^a   Sobral Santiago, Ana V C ^b   de Sant'Ana, Hosiberto B ^a   Farias, Jesualdo P ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^b Faculdade Christus   (Brazil)

Author keywords

AISI 444 stainless steel; Corrosion resistance; Heat affected zone

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC POTENTIOKINETIC REACTIVATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL TRIALS; HIGH-TEMPERATURE CORROSION;

CORROSION; CRUDE PETROLEUM; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; HEAT AFFECTED ZONE; HEAT TREATMENT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STAINLESS STEEL; TEMPERATURE; WELDING;

HYDROGEN SULFIDE;

CORROSION; CRUDE PETROLEUM; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; HEAT AFFECTED ZONE; HEAT TREATMENT; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STAINLESS STEEL; TEMPERATURE; WELDING;

CORROSION CONTROL; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HEAVY OIL; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; STEEL STRUCTURE; WELDING; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 35348812524     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2007.04.003     Document Type: Article

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