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Document ID (ISN)68659
CIS number 97-647
ISBN(s) 0-7176-1216-3
Year 1996
Convention or series no. OTI 95 635
Author(s) Fowler C.M., Bray J.A.
Health and Safety Executive
Title A test method to determine the susceptibility to cracking of linepipe steels in sour service
Bibliographic information HSE Books, P.O. Box 1999, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 6FS, United Kingdom, 1996. iii, 81p. Illus. 21 ref. Price: GBP 15.00.
Abstract This report describes a test method for determining the susceptibility of pipeline steels, bends, flanges and fittings, including all associated welds, to hydrogen damage caused by exposure to wet hydrogen sulfide. The method involves exerting a known stress level on a full ring specimen of the linepipe in a hydrogen sulfide environment; crack initiation and propagation are determined by ultrasonic monitoring and hydrogen permeation measurements.
Descriptors (primary) United Kingdom; materials testing; piping; hydrogen sulfide
Descriptors (secondary) report; steels; glossary; crack detection; description of technique; ultrasonic testing
Document type E - Books, reports, proceedings
Country / State or ProvinceUnited Kingdom
Subject(s) Chemicals, plastics and rubber
Broad subject area(s) Mechanical hazards, transport
Browse category(ies) Compressed gases and pressure vessels
Inorganic sulfur compounds
Inorganic substances