Sea Water Corrosion Test of Stainless Steel and Nickel Base Alloy Condenser Tubes

Abstract

Plan condenser tubes of austenitic stainless steels and nickel base alloys were tested at the Harbor Island Test Station in tow model condensers of 20 tubes each. Natural sea water was pumped through the tubes at a velocity of 10 ft/sec. The condensers were operated on a 30-day 'off-on' cycle during part of the test. All of the stainless steels were susceptible to pitting. Type 347 was damaged most, and Type 316 the least of the steels tested. There were no failures or serious deterioration of the nickel base alloy tubes. A Ni-Cr-Fe alloy was the least affects of the nickel alloys.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 05, 1959
Accession Number
AD0214445

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  • F. Sutton

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Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alloys
  • Chemical Compounds
  • Condenser Tubes
  • Corrosion
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Materials
  • Physical Metallurgy
  • Salt Water
  • Sea Water
  • Sea Water Corrosion
  • Stainless Steel
  • Steel
  • Tubes
  • Water

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  • Electronics Engineering
  • Maritime Security/Maritime Homeland Security
  • Materials Science and Engineering.