A 410 stainless steel valve was tested near the material yield strength at low H2S partial pressures at the STF (Static Test Facility) in Mississippi. The valve body failed by crack growth and body wall leakage while under test.

Subject
Materials, Manufacturing, Valves, Leaks, Sodium chloride, Hydrostatic pressure, Ambient barometric pressure, Mechanical failure, Pitting, Stainless steel, Cracks, Stress corrosion cracking, Oil
Keywords:
410 Stainless steel, H2S, Sulfide Stress Cracking, Corrosion
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1995
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