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Single sourcing tube fitting components will significantly reduce the risk of costly leaks.

Stainless steel is used for many of the welded components in a nuclear facility, including piping and pressure vessels.

A new zinc chloride-based solder paste that works on hard-to-solder 316 stainless steel alloy has been developed.

As a Senior Business Development Manager at Turner Industries, based in Pasadena, Texas, Sinitiere is deeply rooted in the action of the oil and gas sector, offering vital support across a spectrum of services, including civil and mechanical construction, fabrication, and specialized maintenance.

Alloys of the reactive metal family typically exhibit superior corrosion resistance for many highly corrosive chemical processes. The common reactive metals - titanium, zirconium, and tantalum - are broadly used by the Chemical Process Industry when highly aggressive corrosion management is a concern. Alloys of these metals are typically selected to optimize availability, manufacture reliability, fabrication, performance, and cost. To further minimize cost, particularly when heavy wall sections are required, explosion clad is the dominant material of choice.

In the heart of industrial innovation, a company emerged from humble beginnings to redefine the landscape of on-site machining. Today, Superior Portable Machine Tools, originally a specialized tool rental company, has evolved into a powerhouse, offering top-of-the-line solutions across a spectrum of industries.

The McIlvaine Company has been making predictions about the air, water, energy (AWE) stainless steel market for decades. The political winds have been of minor importance; the big variables have been in economics. The new reality is that political forces will shape the AWE market in the coming years in an unprecedented way.

Of all the materials used for bridges over the centuries, stainless steel will likely prove the most effective and durable. Europe led the way in using duplex grades, though some use was also made of austenitics. In the USA, a ferritic-martensitic dual-phase grade has found favor, but duplex grades are being assessed and more frequently applied. Among the reasons for this are the excellent mechanical properties of duplex, its corrosion resistance, and its favorable strength-to-weight ratio.

High Nickel alloyed stainless steels are categorized as having Chromium + Nickel greater than 50%, and most of these alloys have Nickel greater than 30%. These materials have been used widely in petrochemical, chemical, refinery, and organic acid industries, due to their excellent overall corrosion resistance to various types of media and harsh environments involving high temperatures.

Why do things crack? A stress is applied that is strong enough to separate the material. Metals are theoretically much stronger than we find in practice, and this is due to “artifacts” within the microstructures that act as stress concentrators.