Abstract
Mixtures of chlorine, hydrogen chloride and small amounts of water, well within the limits found in commercial chlorine, can cause unacceptable corrosion of nickel alloys, including Hastelloy C-276*, and severe corrosion of carbon steel. In the presence of larger amounts of water, it is possible for a series of exothermic chemical reactions to take place that will result in a steel-chlorine fire. Three case histories are presented illustrating the dangers in combining these chemicals and metals.
Subject
Corrosion failures,
Water,
Piping,
Valves,
Steel coupons,
Condensers,
Steel,
Brines,
Chlorine,
Hydrochloric acid,
Chlorides,
Hydrogen,
Waste water
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1983
Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP)
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