Performance of ruthenium-enhanced alpha-beta titanium alloys in aggressive sour gas and geothermal well produced-fluid brines

NACE - International Corrosion Conference Series

Volumn 1997-March, Issue , 1997, Pages

  Schutz, R W ^a  

^a RMI Titanium Co   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlorides; Corrosion; Crevice corrosion; Geothermal; Sour brines; Sour gas; Stress corrosion cracking; Sulfides; Titanium alloys

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; ALUMINUM CORROSION; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CORROSION; CREVICE CORROSION; GEOTHERMAL WELLS; HIGH TEMPERATURE APPLICATIONS; HIGH TEMPERATURE CORROSION; LOAD TESTING; LOCALIZED CORROSION; NATURAL GAS WELL PRODUCTION; NATURAL GAS WELLS; RESIDUAL STRESSES; RUTHENIUM ALLOYS; SOUR GAS; STRAIN RATE; STRESS CORROSION CRACKING; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TENSILE TESTING; TERNARY ALLOYS; TITANIUM ALLOYS; VANADIUM ALLOYS;

CANDIDATE MATERIALS; CHLORIDES; GEOTHERMAL; HIGH TEMPERATURE; PRODUCED FLUIDS; SLOW STRAIN RATE TENSILE; SULFIDES; SUSTAINED LOADS;

SULFIDE CORROSION CRACKING;

EID: 84865002762     PISSN: 03614409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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