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Test 1
Condition: 1. 10% sulfuric acid, pure, exposure for 240 hours at 107oC or 225oF
2. 10 % sulfuric acid + nickel sulfide contaminants, exposure for 672 hours at 93 oC
or 200 oF
Alloy
SS 316
AlloCo 20
Condition 1
Mm/y
3.81 Mm/y
0.90 Mm/y
Condition 2
Mm/y
0 Mm/y
0 Mm/y
Mpy
150 Mpy
35.5 Mpy
Mpy
0 Mpy
0 Mpy
Test 2:
Influence of 40 gms per liter of CuSo4 (copper sulfate) on attack of alloys in presence of 10 %
sulfuric acid at 66oC or 150 oF
Alloy
SS 304
SS 316
Monel 400
Silicon Bronze
Corrosion rate
Cupric sulfate, 40 gram per
liter
Mm/y
Mpy
0.06 Mm/y
2.3 Mpy
Nominal
Nominal
5.16 Mm/y
203 Mpy
damaged
Mpy
2600 Mpy
84 Mpy
7 Mpy
15 Mpy
Test 3
Magnitude of cupric sulfate causing corrosion of Stainless steel 304, stainless steel 316 in
sulfuric acid solutions
Acid
magnitude
Wt %
5%
5%
5%
5%
30 %
30 %
temperature
oC
38 oC
66 oC
79 oC
93 oC
38 oC
93 oC
oF
100
150
175
200
100
200
oF
oF
oF
oF
oF
oF
Test 4
Influence of oxidizing agents and chlorides on attack of stainless steels and high nickel alloys
Alloy
SS 316
Incoloy
825
Corrosion rate
10 % sulfuric acid
Mm/y
0.74
Mm/y
0.03
Mm/y
mpy
29 Mpy
1 Mpy
Carpente
r 20Cb 3
0.03
Mm/y
1 Mpy
0.05
Mm/y
2 Mpy
4.60
Mm/y
181 Mpy
Test 5
Influence of surface preparation on mean corrosion rate of annealed passivated stainless
steels in aerated sulfuric acid at 70oC or 158of
H2S
O4
Conc
%
40 %
50 %
60 %
SS 304
Sample
prepared
in dry
grinder
Mm/ Mp
y
y
41.9 165
1
0
60.9 240
6
0
53.3 210
4
0
Sample
prepared
on wet
grinder
Mm/ Mp
y
y
non
non
e
e
non
non
e
e
11.9 470
4
SS 310
Sample
prepared
in dry
grinder
Mm/ Mp
y
y
non
non
e
e
12.9 510
5
5.59 220
Sample
prepared
on wet
grinder
Mm/ Mp
y
y
non
non
e
e
non
non
e
e
non
non
e
e
SS 316
Sample
prepared
in dry
grinder
Mm/ Mp
y
y
6.10 240
35.8
1
26.6
7
141
0
105
0
Sample
prepared on
wet grinder
Mm/
y
non
e
non
e
non
e
Mpy
none
none
none
Test 6
Corrosion rate in running black acid 90 to 95 %
Condition: 90 to 95 % sulfuric acid flowing at 2 m per sec at ambient temperature.
Alloy
SS 304
SS 316
Gray cast iron
Carbon steel
Corrosion rate
Mm/y
None
None
Below 1.52 Mm/y
25.4 Mm/y
mpy
None
None
Below 60 mpy
1000
Test 7
Evaluation of corrosion rates in wash container
Alloy
Stainless steel
316
Carpenter 20 Cb
Incoloy 825
Attack rate
Ordinary
6.55 mm/y
258 mpy
Cold wall
0.38 mm/y
15 mpy
3.18 mm/y
3.43 mm/y
125 mpy
135 mpy
0.13 mm/y
0.13 mm/y
5 mpy
5 mpy
Test 8
Evaluation of corrosion rates in presence or absence of anodic protection in chloride
containing sulfuric acid
Stain
less
Condition
Aerated at 30oC or 86
oF
Corrosion rate
Anodic protection
provided
steel
grad
es
Ss
310
SS
310
SS
304
SS
304
Mm/y
Mpy
Mm/y
Mpy
0.01 Mm/y
0.01 Mm/y
0.35 Mpy
0.27 Mpy
none
none
none
none
0.05 Mm/y
2.1 Mpy
none
none
0.05 Mm/y
7.49 Mm/y
8.38 Mm/y
2.1 Mpy
295 Mpy
330 Mpy
none
none
0.23 Mm/y
9 Mpy
None
none
0.64 Mm/y
25 Mpy
None
none
0.2 Mpy
0.66 Mm/y
26 Mpy
0.01
Mm/y
-
0.40 Mm/y
0.36 Mm/y
15.7 Mpy
14 Mpy
None
None
0.07 Mm/y
2.9 Mpy
none
None
0.08 Mm/y
3.2 Mpy
0.2 Mpy
2.5 Mpy
1340
Mpy
1930
Mpy
1125
Mpy
77 Mpy
None
None
None
None
+ 10(-1)N
0.06 Mm/y
34.04
Mm/y
49.02
Mm/y
28.58
Mm/y
1.96 Mm/y
0.01
Mm/y
-
0.2 Mpy
+ 0.5 N
2.87 Mm/y
113 Mpy
0.01
Mm/y
0.04
Mm/y
N H2SO4
N H2SO4 + 10(-5)N
NaCl
N H2SO4 + 10(-3)N
NaCl
N H2SO4 + 10(-1)N
NaCl
N H2SO4 + 0.5 N NaCl
10N H2SO4
10N H2SO4 + 10(-5)N
NaCl
10N H2SO4 + 10(-3)N
NaCl
10N H2SO4 + 10(-1)N
NaCl
10N H2SO4 + 0.4 N
NaCl
10N H2SO4 + 0.5 N
NaCl
N H2SO4
N H2SO4 + 10(-5)N
NaCl
N H2SO4 + 10(-3)N
NaCl
N H2SO4 + 10(-1)N
NaCl
N H2SO4 + 0.5 N NaCl
10N H2SO4
10N H2SO4
NaCl
10N H2SO4
NaCl
10N H2SO4
NaCl
10N H2SO4
NaCl
+ 10(-5)N
+ 10(-3)N
1.6 Mpy
Test 9
Stress corrosion cracking in 50% sulfuric acid + 3% sodium chloride at 30 oC or 86 oF
Alloy
8.89 %
21.59 %
31.90 %
76 %
Test 10
Mean corrosion rates for different cast alloys in sulfuric acid at 80 oC or 176 oF
Alloy
Wrough
t alloy
78 %
Mm/ mpy
y
0.92 36.3
93 %
Mm/ mpy
y
0.07 2.9
0.94
37.2
4.1
162
CW
12M-2
In 862
Hastell
oy C
Alloy
6X
CN 7M
0.51
20.1
0.57
22.5
CF-8M
Carpen
ter 20
SS 316
1.32
52
84.7
CD4MCu
Ferraliu
m
0.00
2
0.1
1.23
Abo
ve
182.
5
0.32
Abo
ve
718
5
12.6
3.7
145
3.94
155
1.62
63.6
0.83
32.7
333
4
Abo
ve
942
8.7
342
6.1
240
48.6
Abo
ve
612
Abo
ve
371
00
Abo
ve
241
00
4.6
180
1.47
58
Test 11
Consistent attack rates of Cast PH-56 alloys against ACI CF-8M
H2S
O4,
%
Temperature
oC
50
Ambie
nt
Ambie
nt
Ambie
nt
Ambie
nt
Ambie
nt
Ambie
nt
Ambie
nt
Ambie
nt
Boiling
Boiling
Boiling
65
78
10
20
30
78
93
21
oC
21
oC
21
oC
80
oC
80
oC
80
oC
80
oC
80
oC
100
oC
100
oC
100
oC
oF
70 oF
70 oF
70 oF
176
oF
176
oF
176
oF
176
oF
176
oF
212
oF
212
oF
213
oF
PH-55A
Mm/y mp
y
0.47
18.
7
0.46
18.
2
0.09
3.7
PH-55B
Mm/ mpy
y
0.02 0.8
PH-55C
Mm/ mpy
y
0.01 0.4
0.03
1.1
0.05
SS CF-8M
Mm/ mp
y
y
34.4 135
4
6
7.87 310
0.02
0.6
0.01
0.2
2.08
82
0.59
23.
2
44
5.2
-
0.02
0.6
0.1
2.54
100
2.81
110.
6
-
0.00
3
0.01
0.5
480
3.80
12.1
9
-
13
6.8
44.
8
1.3
3.34
38.1
52.
8
27
1.3
11.3
1
3.47
1.14
0.03
1.34
6.89
0.15
0.30
131.
4
11.8
149.
6
6.1
0.02
0.6
6.60
150
0
260
0.21
8.3
0.01
0.4
1.39
55
1.72
67.6
0.03
1.2
3.81
150
7.39
291.
1
1.12
44.2
6.71
264
Test 12
Corrosion rates of precipitation hardening stainless steels in dilute sulfuric acid
Allo
y
S
174
00
For
m
Bar
Bar
Bar
Bar
Bar
S51
740
0
Bar
Bar
Bar
S17
400
Bar
Bar
Bar
S17
700
Bar
Bar
S17
700
She
et
She
et
She
et
She
et
She
et
She
et
She
et
She
et
She
et
Heat
processing
H469oC or
875 oF
H496oC or
925 oF
H 552 oC or
1025 oF
H 600 oC or
1075 oF
H621 oC or
1150 oF
H496oC or
925 oF
H 552 oC or
1025 oF
H621 oC or
1150 oF
H496 oC or
925 oF
H552 oC or
1025 oF
H621 oC or
1150 oF
TH 454 oC or
850 oF
TH 510 oC or
950 oF
TH 566oC or
1050oF
TH 621 oC or
1150 oF
RH 510 oC or
950 oF
TH 454 oC or
850 oF
TH 510 oC or
950 oF
TH 566oC or
1050 oF
TH 593 oC or
1100 oF
TH 621 oC or
1150 oF
TH 510oC or
950 oF
RH566oC or
1050 oF
Corrosion rate
Sulfuric acid at 36oC or 95 oF
1%
Mm/y
0
mpy
0
2%
Mm/y
0
mpy
0
5%
Mm/y
.04
mpy
1.7
Sulfuric acid
176 oF
1%
Mm/y mpy
.03
1.1
.04
1.4
.03
.02
0.7
.29
.03
1.2
.01
0.5
0.3
0.01
at 80oC or
2%
Mm/y
.27
mpy
10.8
1.3
.19
7.4
.25
10
.02
.9
.32
12.5
.03
11.
3
1
.08
.60
23.7
.19
7.6
0.04
1.4
0.26
10.3
.02
0.9
.29
0.07
2.8
0.17
6.8
0.3
.02
0.7
.32
0.02
0.7
0.32
12.5
0.01
0.3
.02
0.7
.08
11.
6
12.
6
3.2
0.02
0.7
0.13
5.2
0.20
7.7
0.02
0.7
0.25
9.9
0.34
0.02
0.7
0.36
14
13.72
540
7.57
298
7.19
283
700
.10
4.1
17.7
8
1.35
53
30.2
3
53.5
9
7.19
13.
3
119
0
211
0
283
33.5
3
34.5
4
7.21
132
0
136
0
284
242
0
249
0
706
.12
4.9
.20
7.7
3.94
155
3.12
123
1.01
3.40
134
.8
3.38
133
9.34
367
.02
.6
.04
1.4
159
0
226
15.9
8
19.2
0
20.8
0
6.55
629
.20
14.0
7
21.0
8
40.3
9
5.74
554
.01
39.
9
.5
61.4
7
63.2
5
17.9
3
11.2
0
4.29
188
0
189
0
603
.01
.4
.02
.6
1.17
46
0.70
.02
.6
.02
.08
4.95
195
0.82
.01
.3
.02
0.9
3.63
143
6.73
27.
7
32.
4
265
.20
7.8
1.52
60
19.8
9
783
10.3
9
47.2
4
48.0
1
15.3
2
10.5
4
12.7
0
19.0
2
26.1
6
830
756
819
258
409
441
169
415
500
749
103
0
S17
700
S15
700
SS
304
SS
304
She
et
She
et
She
et
She
et
She
et
She
et
She
et
She
et
She
et
Bar
She
et
She
et
TH 454 oC or
850 oF
TH510 oC or
950 oF
TH 566 oC or
1050 oF
TH 593 oC or
1100 oF
TH 621 oC or
1150 oF
RH 510oC or
950 oF
TH 510 oC or
950 oF
TH566oC or
1050 oF
RH510oC or
950 oF
Annealed @
1066 oC or
1950 oF and
Cooled
Annealed @
1066 oC or
1950 oF and
Cooled
Annealed @
1066 oC or
1950 oF and
Cooled
.01
.4
.01
.2
467
.4
11.8
6
21.6
7
0.56
580
22
14.7
3
13.0
3
0.05
1.8
35.3
1
37.5
9
3.68
139
0
148
0
145
.84
33
2.95
116
.01
.4
.01
.01
.2
.01
.5
0.41
16
0.04
1.6
0.91
36
.01
.2
.02
.6
1.73
68
0.02
0.8
4.34
171
.01
.5
3.20
126
8.36
329
839
6.60
260
760
453
57
11.5
1
12.2
4
6.10
240
19.3
0
14.2
2
17.5
3
8.89
21.3
2
35.5
6
33.0
2
36.5
8
12.1
9
0.68
6.93
273
1.98
26.
7
78
.01
.5
.02
.7
.71
28
1.45
.01
.4
.01
.4
0.03
1.2
0.03
1.2
1.70
67
.01
.4
.06
2.3
0.36
14.
3
1.10
43.
3
1.57
62
853
482
513
560
690
350
Test 13
Corrosion rates of S35000 and S45000 in dilute sulfuric acid
Alloy
S3500
0
S3500
0
S3500
0
Heat processing
or hardness
SCT
Corrosion rate
1 % H2So4 at 38 oC or
100oF
Mm/y
mpy
0.03 Mm/y 1.3 mpy
5 % H2SO4 at 24 oC or
75 oF
Mm/y
mpy
-
DA
2.36 Mm/y
93 mpy
SA
0.03 Mm/y
1 mpy
140
0
130
0
144
0
480
S4500
0
S4500
0
S4500
0
304
S1740
0
410
431
H482 oC or 900
oF
H 538 oC or 1000
oF
H 621 oC or 1150
oF
Rb 80
H510 oC or 950
oF
Rc 45
Rc 45
0.03 Mm/y
1 mpy
0.08 Mm/y
3 mpy
0.23 Mm/y
9 mpy
1.46 Mm/y
-
57.6 mpy
-
0.28 Mm/y
0.05 Mm/y
11 mpy
2 mpy
44 Mm/y
36 Mm/y
1732 mpy
1402 mpy
Test 14
Evaluation of SS 216 and Stainless steel 316 in sulfuric acid
Alloy
SS
216
SS
316
Corrosion rate
Weight % of sulfuric acid
1%
2%
Mm/y mpy Mm/y mpy
.08
3.2
.06
2.3
none
non
e
none
non
e
3%
Mm/
y
.04
none
mpy
4%
Mm/y
mpy
5%
Mm/y
1.4
non
e
mpy
6%
Mm/y
mpy
.09
3.5
2.01
79
.05
1.9
.04
1.4
.91
36
.24
9.6
Test 15
Evaluation of Nitronic 50 and stainless steel 316 in H2SO4
Alloy
Nitron
ic 50
SS
316
Nitron
ic 50
SS
316
Corrosion rate
Sulfuric acid content
Temperature 1 %
oC
oF
Mm/
y
80
176
Belo
oC
of
w
0.03
80
176
0.05
oC
of
Boili
Boili
0.68
ng
ng
Boili
Boili
ng
ng
2%
Mm/
y
Belo
w.
03
.28
26.9
-
mpy
Belo
w1
11
5%
Mm/
y
Belo
w.
03
1.52
1.64
64.4
3.33
131
9.04
3.05
120
6.60
260
18.5
4
mpy
Belo
w1
Belo
w1
10 %
Mm/ mp
y
y
.72
28.
2
20 %
Mm/ mp
y
y
3.38 133
80
2.54
12.2
480
41.6
6
55.8
8
164
0
220
0
mpy
Test 16
Comparison of alloys in 2 % sulfuric acid at 80 oC or 176 oF
Alloy
Nitronic 60
SS 304
SS 316
Corrosion rate
Mm/y
mpy
1.14 Mm/y
45 mpy
6.17 Mm/y
243 mpy
0.28 Mm/y
11 mpy
10
0
35
6
73
0
Test 17
Lab corrosion tests of Incoloy 825 in CP sulfuric acid
H2SO4 wt
%
40 %
50 %
60 %
60 %
Corrosion rate-temperature
50 oC or 122 oF
100 oC or 212 oF
Mm/y
mpy
Mm/y
mpy
0.01
0.5 mpy
0.36
14 mpy
Mm/y
Mm/y
0.03
1 mpy
0.36
14 mpy
Mm/y
Mm/y
0.10
4 mpy
0.51
20 mpy
Mm/y
Mm/y
0.13
5 mpy
0.51
20 mpy
Mm/y
Mm/y
Boiling
Mm/y
0.28
Mm/y
0.51
Mm/y
3.05
Mm/y
34.54
Mm/y
mpy
11 mpy
20 mpy
120 mpy
1360
mpy
Test 18
Corrosion rates of Incoloy 825 in boiling 31.8 % H2SO4 (4M)
Heat
1
2
3
moderate
Corrosion rate
Technical type
Mm/y
0.58 Mm/y
0.57 Mm/y
0.65 Mm/y
0.60 Mm/y
mpy
22.9
22.5
25.5
23.6
mpy
mpy
mpy
mpy
CP type
Mm/y
0.60 Mm/y
0.72 Mm/y
0.41 Mm/y
0.58 Mm/y
mpy
23.5
28.5
16.2
22.7
mpy
mpy
mpy
mpy
Test 19
Corrosion rates of Incoloy 825 in boiling sulfuric acid solutions
Solutions
Corrosion
rate
Mm/y mpy
1.08
42.
6
0.59
23.
1
0.05
2
0.15
5.8
0.06
2.3
0.02
0.8
Test 20
Corrosion rate of Incoloy 825 in boiling 31.8 % 4M technical grade sulfuric acid in heat transfer
conditions
Metal temperature
oC
oF
127 oC
260 oF
138 oC
280 oF
Corrosion rate
mm/y
0.76 mm/y
0.93 mm/y
149 oC
149 oC
0.86 mm/y
0.50 mm/y
300 oF
300 oF
mpy
30 mpy
36.8
mpy
34 mpy
19.6
mpy
Test 21
Comparison of Hastelloy G and Hastelloy G3 in sulfuric acid conditions
Conditions
Temperature
oC
oF
5 % H2SO4
Boiling
10 % H2SO4
Boiling
20 % H2SO4
Boiling
50 % H2SO4
Boiling
7 % H2SO4 + 3
FeCl3
7 % H2SO4 + 3
FeCl3
7 % H2SO4 + 3
FeCl3
7 % H2SO4 + 3
FeCl3
7 % H2SO4 + 3
FeCl3
7 % H2SO4 + 3
FeCl3
50 % H2SO4 +
Corrosion rate
Alloy G
Alloy G3
Mm/y
mpy Mm/y mpy
.28
11
0.30
12
21 oC
Boilin
g
Boilin
g
Boilin
g
Boilin
g
70 oF
21 oC
70 oF
.03
70 oC
30.5
455
70 oC
120
0
339
11.6
11.3
445
Boiling
1920
Boiling
240
0
-
48.8
34.5
1360
42 g/l Fe2(SO4)3
Boiling
158
oF
158
oF
Boilin
g
Boilin
g
Boilin
g
0.30
12
.36
14
0.48
19
0.81
32
2.7
108
3.6
143
none
none
8.6
61
Test 22
Corrosion of Monel alloy 400 in boiling sulfuric acid
Acid wt %
5%
10 %
19 %
50 %
75 %
96 %
Test 23
Boiling temp
oC
101 oC
102 oC
104 oC
123 oC
182 oC
293 oC
oF
214
216
219
253
360
560
oF
oF
oF
oF
oF
oF
Test time
hours
23
23
23
20
20
3
Corrosion rate
Mm/y
Mpy
0.086
3.4
0.061
2.4
0.19
7.5
16.5
650
58.4
2300
83.8
3300
Corrosion of Monel alloy 400 in air saturation sulfuric acid solution comprising of ferric sulfate
at 30oC or 86 oF
H2SO4 wt %
2.02 %
2.44 %
1.60 %
1.66 %
0.532 %
0.604 %
0.710 %
0.0635 %
0.0650 %
0.0857 %
Iron %
None
1%
None
0.05 %
None
0.05 %
0.10 %
None
0.005 %
0.010 %
Corrosion rate
Mm/y
Mpy
0.70
Above 25.4
0.58
5.02
0.47
6.17
10.7
0.31
1
1.74
27.7
Above 1000
22.8
197.7
18.7
242.9
423
12.4
39.5
68.5
Ratio of
corrosion to in
pure H2So4
41.1
8.7
13
23.1
32
5.5
Test 24
Lab corrosion test of Inconel alloy 625 in 80oC or 176oF sulfuric acid
Acid wt %
15
50
60
70
80
Corrosion rate
Mm/y
0.19
0.43
0.71
1.6
2.3
%
%
%
%
%
mpy
7.4
17
28
64
90
Test 25
Alloy
Inconel alloy
625
Cast alloy 625
Incoloy 825
Corrosion rate
Solution saturated with
Air
Mm/y
mpy
0.02
0.7
nitrogen
Mm/y
0.11
mpy
4.5
0.02
0.49
0.22
0.11
8.6
4.5
0.7
19.4
Table 26
Corrosion rate of Hastelloy B2 in boiling sulfuric acid
Acid wt
%
2%
5%
10 %
20 %
30 %
40 %
50 %
50 %
50 %
Corrosion rate
Mm/y
0.013
0.076
0.051
0.018
0.018
0.023
0.025
0.051
0.025
Mpy
0.5
3
2
0.7
0.7
0.9
1
2
1
60 %
70 %
0.051
0.23
2
9
Test 27
Lab corrosion tests of Nickel 200 in sulfuric acid solutions at natural temperatures
Acid
wt %
1%
2%
5%
5%
10 %
20 %
50 %
93 %
95 %
Temp
oC
30
21
19
30
21
21
30
30
21
oC
oC
oC
oC
oC
oC
oC
oC
oC
oF
86
70
65
86
70
70
86
86
70
oF
oF
oF
oF
oF
oF
oF
oF
oF
Test
time
hours
120
5
100
24
96
5
24
24
20
Velocity
m/sec Ft/sec
0.08
None
None
0.08
None
None
0.08
0.08
None
0.26
None
None
0.26
None
None
0.26
0.26
None
Corrosion rate
unaerated
Mm/y mpy
0.05
2
0.06
2.2
0.23
9
0.04
1.7
0.10
4
1.8
71
aerated
Mm/y
1.24
1.55
0.41
0.25
-
mpy
49
61
16
10
-