Materials of Construction carbon steel

Methyl bromide, when dry (<100 ppm water), is inert toward most materials of construction. Carbon steel is recommended for storage vessels, piping, pumps, valves, and fittings. Copper, brass, nickel, and its alloys are sometimes used. Aluminum, magnesium, zinc, and alloys of these metals should not be used because under some conditions dangerous pyrophoric compounds may be formed. Many nonmetallic materials are also useful for handling methyl bromide, but nylon and polyvinyl chloride should be avoided. 

Design Data Number of tra) 23 Pressure 3.2 psig Functional height 70.5 ft Material of construction Carbon-steel Recommended inside diameter 21.0 ft Tray efficiency 0.70 Feed stage 13 Feed 2 stage ... 

Equipment - Oil and gas test separators Material of construction - Carbon steel... 

Materials of construction Stainless-steel interior Stainless-steel interior Stainless-steel interior Carbon steel... 

Materials of Construction. GeneraHy, carbon steel is satisfactory as a material of construction when handling propylene, chlorine, HCl, and chlorinated hydrocarbons at low temperatures (below 100°C) in the absence of water. Nickel-based aHoys are chiefly used in the reaction area where resistance to chlorine and HCl at elevated temperatures is required (39). Elastomer-lined equipment, usuaHy PTFE or Kynar, is typicaHy used when water and HCl or chlorine are present together, such as adsorption of HCl in water, since corrosion of most metals is excessive. Stainless steels are to be avoided in locations exposed to inorganic chlorides, as stainless steels can be subject to chloride stress-corrosion cracking. Contact with aluminum should be avoided under aH circumstances because of potential undesirable reactivity problems. 

Ejectors are available in many materials of construction to suit process requirements. If the gases or vapors are not corrosive, the diffuser is usually constructed of cast iron and the steam nozzle of stainless steel. For more corrosive gases and vapors, many combinations of materials such as bronze, various stainless-steel alloys, and other corrosion-resistant metals, carbon, and glass can be used. 

Materials of Construction for Bulk Transport Because of the more severe service, construction materials for transportation usually are more restricted than for storage. Most large pipe lines are constructed of steel conforming to API Specification 5L or 5LX. Most tanks (cars, etc.) are built or pressure-vessel steels or AAR specification steels, with a few of aluminum or stainless steel. Carbon steel tanks may be hned with rubber, plastic, nickel, glass, or other materials. In many cases this is practic and cheaper than using a stainless-steel tank. Other materials for tank construction may be proposed and used if approved by the appropriate authorities (AAR and DOT). 

Materials of Construction The most common material of construction for heat exchangers is carbon steel. Stainless-steel construction throughout is sometimes used in chemical-plant service and on rare occasions in petroleum refining. Many exchangers are constructed from dissimilar metals. Such combinations are functioning satisfactorily in certain sei vices. Extreme care in their selection is required since electrolytic attack can develop. 

Materials of construction Relative cost per ft of tray area (based on carbon steel = 1)... 

Component fail- Ensure all materials of construction exposed to lire when cryo- low temperatures are suitable (carbon steel, plas-genic cooling is tics, elastomers in seals, lubricants, etc.) Provide adequate control system to maintain design temperature CCPS G-29 CCPS G-12 CCPS G-23 CCPS G-39 Fisher 1990 NFPA 55... 

Standard materials for the compressor are cast iron for the cylinder and carbon steel for the shaft. The rotor parts are steel. The liquid pistf f compressor has another feature that compensates for low efficiency, using special materials of construction and compatible liquid compr sant, unusual or difficult gases may be compressed. By using titanium internal materials and water as a compressant, gases containing wet chlorine can be compressed. This is a very difficult application for most o( the other compressor types. 

Material of construction for hold-down (flange, screwed) arrangement. Usually forged carbon steel is satisfactory, although aluminum or other material may be required to match vessel and/or atmosphere surrounding the disk assembly. 

Anhydrous Aqua Benzene Cast Iron Cast Iron Carbon Steel Nickel Molv. Ring Cast Iron Mall. Iron Materials of Construction shown will be revised for some jobs. 

A slurry of acrylic polymer particles in water is held in storage tanks prior to filtering and drying. Plain carbon steel would be a suitable material for the tanks, but it is essential that the polymer does not become contaminated with iron in storage. Suggest some alternative materials of construction for the tanks. 

The corrosion allowance is the additional thickness of metal added to allow for material lost by corrosion and erosion, or scaling (see Chapter 7). The allowance to be used should be agreed between the customer and manufacturer. Corrosion is a complex phenomenon, and it is not possible to give specific rules for the estimation of the corrosion allowance required for all circumstances. The allowance should be based on experience with the material of construction under similar service conditions to those for the proposed design. For carbon and low-alloy steels, where severe corrosion is not expected, a minimum allowance of 2.0 mm should be used where more severe conditions are anticipated this should be increased to 4.0 mm. Most design codes and standards specify a minimum allowance of 1.0 mm. 

Estimate the thickness required for the component parts of the vessel shown in the diagram. The vessel is to operate at a pressure of 14 bar (absolute) and temperature of 300°C. The material of construction will be plain carbon steel. Welds will be fully radiographed. A corrosion allowance of 2 mm should be used. 

A vacuum distillation column is to operate under a top pressure of 50 mmHg. The plates are supported on rings 75 mm wide, 10 mm deep. The column diameter is 1 m and the plate spacing 0.5 m. Check if the support rings will act as effective stiffening rings. The material of construction is carbon steel and the maximum operating temperature 50° C. If the vessel thickness is 10 mm, check if this is sufficient. 

When equipment uses materials of construction other than carbon steel, or operating temperatures are extreme, the capital cost needs to be adjusted accordingly. Whilst the equipment cost and its associated pipework will be changed, the other installation costs will be largely unchanged, whether the equipment is manufactured from carbon steel or exotic materials of construction. Thus, the application of the factors from Tables 2.2 to 2.6 should only be applied to the equipment and pipework ... 

The cost of a carbon steel heat exchanger needs to be adjusted for the material of construction. Because of the low pressure rating, no correction for pressure is required (Table 2.5), but the cost needs to be adjusted for the material of construction. From Table 2.4, /m =2.9, and the total cost of the installed equipment can be estimated from Equation 2.6 and Table 2.7. If the project is a complete new plant, the contribution of the heat exchanger to the total cost can be estimated to be ... 

For instance, equipment made of monel generally costs 6.5 times as much as the same item constructed of carbon steel. If 25% of the equipment purchased for a plant were made of monel, this would increase the equipment costs by 237%, and the factor cost estimate would be 2.37 times that for a plant constructed of carbon steel. This is unreasonable, since the cost of buildings, roads, wiring, piping utilities, insulating, and instrumentation are independent of the materials of construction. In fact the only major changes would be in the process piping, which,... 

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