Corrosion Chronicles

Benefits and Challenges of Ceramic Refractories

In this episode, Jay Schickling, senior principal consultant at Chemours, sits down with co-hosts Heather Allain and Marc Cook to discuss refractory ceramics. The three chat about refractory linings details for process heaters, including: bricks, monolithic linings, ceramic fiber, thermal expansion, dryout, anchoring systems, inspection techniques, acceptance criteria for defects, and repair techniques.
 
Show notes
For more information about MTI’s Global Solutions Symposium, visit https://www.mti-global.org/mtisymposium/home
 
Additional MTI resources:
On-demand ceramics trainings: https://www.mti-global.org/participate/education
 
Corrosion Chronicles is hosted by Heather Allain and Marc Cook.Heather Allain is the Executive Director of Materials Technology Institute (MTI). She has been with the organization for 16 years and previously held an Associate Director position facilitating MTI’s Project work. Before MTI, she worked as a Materials Engineer at DuPont for 15 years, and has a BS in Materials Engineering from Rice University.Marc Cook has a BS in Chemical Engineering from Purdue University and an MS in Material Engineering from NC State. He has worked for Dow for 26 years and at a contracting company in Cincinnati for 3 years. His current role at Dow is leading the Technical Services Team for Ceramics and Refractory at Dow and providing materials engineering support to Dow’s Freeport, Texas site.Disclaimer: Marc Cook is an employee of Dow but is speaking purely in a personal capacity and is not talking about or recommending Dow products.
 
Corrosion Chronicles is produced by Association Briefings.

Benefits and Challenges of Polymer-lined Steel Vessels

In this episode, industry veterans Debra Mc Cauley and Dale Heffner sit down with co-hosts Heather Allain and Marc Cook to discuss polymer-lined steel vessels. The four chat about the end user drivers when purchasing polymer-lined steel vessels, including overall uses and costs; the supply chain and how the resins are produced; advantages and disadvantages of steel-lined equipment compared with dual laminate equipment; the use of cap strips; design details that need to be managed for the polymer-lined steel; hot water and helium tests and integrity techniques; and managing permeation in plastics. 
 
Show notes
For more information about MTI’s Global Solutions Symposium, visit https://www.mti-global.org/mtisymposium/home
 
Additional MTI resources:
Cap Strip Video
The lined equipment document is only available to members in the e-Library
Public bookstore – Guide for Repair and Alteration of FRP Equipment
Members bookstore – Guide for Repair and Alteration of FRP Equipment
Dual Laminate Podcast
 
Corrosion Chronicles is produced by Association Briefings.

Benefits and Challenges of Nickel Alloys

In this episode, Ajit Mishra, Materials Consultant at Corteva, sits down with co-hosts Heather Allain and Marc Cook to discuss nickel alloys. The three chat about the advantages of using nickel alloys, the overall market size; applications for nickel alloys; costs associated with various nickel alloys; minimizing weld corrosion; and lessons learned from being both a supplier and a chemical producer.
 
Show notes
For more information about MTI’s Global Solutions Symposium, visit https://www.mti-global.org/mtisymposium/home
 
Additional MTI resources:
Materials Selection for the Chemical Process Industries  Materials Selection for the CPI, second edition
MTI MS-1 (Sulfuric Acid), MS-3 (HCl), MS-4 (HF), MS-6 (Caustic)  MS Series Books
Environmental Cracking https://marketplace.mimeo.com/mtiglobal#name=17
Atlas of Microstructures for Alloy C-276 and Similar Casting Alloys  Atlas of Microstructures for Alloy C-276 and Similar Casting Alloys (mti-global.org)
Corrosion Testing of Iron and Nickel-based Alloys  Corrosion Testing of Iron- and Nickel-Based Alloys Part I: Test Methods (Revised) (mti-global.org) and Corrosion Testing of Iron- and Nickel-Based Alloys Part II: Test Data (mti-global.org)

Benefits and Challenges of Duplex Stainless Steels

In this episode, Dr. Jim Fritz, industry veteran and current consultant for the Nickel Institute, sits down with co-hosts Heather Allain and Marc Cook to discuss the capabilities and limitations of duplex stainless steels. The three chat about the primary advantages of duplex stainless steel, including cost and resistance to stress corrosion cracking; primary disadvantages, including reduced formability; welding and managing the quality process; controlling the austenite-ferrite balance of duplex; and the upper and lower temperature limits for duplex stainless steels.
 
Show notes
For more information about MTI’s Global Solutions Symposium, visit https://www.mti-global.org/mtisymposium/home
 
Resources Available to Members:
MTI's Duplex Stainless Steel Atlas of Microstructures
MTI's Guidelines for Measuring the Amount of Ferrite in Duplex Stainless Steels
MTI's Fabrication of 2205 Duplex Stainless Steel REACs in Refinery Hydroprocessing Units
 
Resources Available to Nonmembers:
MTI's Guidelines for Measuring the Amount of Ferrite in Duplex Stainless Steels
MTI's Fabrication of 2205 Duplex Stainless Steel REACs in Refinery Hydroprocessing Units
 
Corrosion Chronicles is produced by Association Briefings.

Benefits and Challenges of Dual Laminate

In this episode, Brian Linnemann, engineering manager at RL industries, sits down with co-hosts Heather Allain and Marc Cook to discuss the pros and cons of dual laminate. The three chat about the differences between dual laminate and straight FRP laminate and the advantages of each, the art of forming thermoplastics, plastic welding, repair methods for dual laminate equipment, the difference between RTP-1 and ASME Section 10, and temperature limits for dual laminate versus bonded plastic liners.
 
Show notes
Available to MTI Members at No Charge:
Guide for the Repair and Alteration of Lined Equipment
Global FRP Standards Comparative Report, Volume 1
Plastic Repair Welding
Polymer Cap Strip Welding, MTI Project 267
 
Available for Public Purchase:
Guide for the Repair and Alteration of Lined Equipment
Global FRP Standards Comparative Report, Volume 1
Plastic Repair Welding
Polymer Cap Strip Welding, MTI Project 267, is not available to the public at this time.
 
Corrosion Chronicles is produced by Association Briefings.

Benefits and Challenges of Graphite Heat Exchangers

In this episode, co-hosts Heather Allain and Marc Cook sit down with Chris Cary, a 33-year industry veteran with 25 years of experience at Dow Chemical, to discuss the pros and cons of graphite. The three chat about how graphite components get connected together to make a heat exchanger, what kind of chemical services graphite is suitable for, what applications can be made out of graphite, how to inspect for degradation in graphite, and any special considerations when selecting and installing his graphite equipment.
 
Show notes
Corrosion Chronicles is hosted by Heather Allain and Marc Cook.Heather Allain is the Executive Director of Materials Technology Institute (MTI). She has been with the organization for 16 years and previously held an Associate Director position facilitating MTI’s Project work. Before MTI, she worked as a Materials Engineer at DuPont for 15 years, and has a BS in Materials Engineering from Rice University.Marc Cook has a BS in Chemical Engineering from Purdue University and an MS in Material Engineering from NC State. He has worked for Dow for 26 years and at a contracting company in Cincinnati for 3 years. His current role at Dow is leading the Technical Services Team for Ceramics and Refractory at Dow and providing materials engineering support to Dow’s Freeport, Texas site.Disclaimer: Marc Cook is an employee of Dow but is speaking purely in a personal capacity and is not talking about or recommending Dow products.
 
Today’s episode on graphite includes a reference to a spiral graphite heat exchanger, which can be seen here:  Annular groove graphite heat exchangers - GAB Neumann (gab-neumann.com)
Other manufacturers and different designs can be seen here:
Equipment for Corrosive Applications | SGL Carbon
Graphite & SIC Heat Exchangers | Fluoropolymers | CG Thermal
MERSEN | Anticorrosion Equipment | Industrial Process Systems
None of these manufacturers are endorsed or recommended by MTI, but are shown for informational purposes only. 
 
This episode is produced by Association Briefings.

Benefits and Challenges of Carbon Steel

In this episode, co-hosts Heather Allain and Marc Cook sit down with Kevin Ganschow, associate director at the Materials Technology Institute, to discuss carbon steel. The three have an engaging conversation wrapped around the difference between carbon steel and iron, the complexities of the material, applications where carbon steel is preferable, common failure modes for carbon steel, why the Charpy Impact Test is significant, and repair considerations. 
 
Show notesCorrosion Chronicles is hosted by Heather Allain and Marc Cook.Heather Allain is the Executive Director of Materials Technology Institute (MTI). She has been with the organization for 16 years and previously held an Associate Director position facilitating MTI’s Project work. Before MTI, she worked as a Materials Engineer at DuPont for 15 years, and has a BS in Materials Engineering from Rice University.Marc Cook has a BS in Chemical Engineering from Purdue University and an MS in Material Engineering from NC State. He has worked for Dow for 26 years and at a contracting company in Cincinnati for 3 years. His current role at Dow is leading the Technical Services Team for Ceramics and Refractory at Dow and providing materials engineering support to Dow’s Freeport, Texas site.Disclaimer: Marc Cook is an employee of Dow but is speaking purely in a personal capacity and is not talking about or recommending Dow products.
Infographic reference in this episode: All the Metals We Mined in One Visualization (visualcapitalist.com)
 
This episode is produced by Association Briefings.

Benefits and Challenges of Glass-Lined Equipment

In our inaugural episode, co-hosts Heather Allain and Marc Cook sit down with Lisa Desai, director of technology sales at Pfaudler, to discuss glass-lined equipment. The three have an engaging conversation wrapped around the firing process, the art of spraying glass, benefits and value of using glass as a construction material, and discussions about gaskets, flanges and clamps.Show notesCorrosion Chronicles is hosted by Heather Allain and Marc Cook.Heather Allain is the Executive Director of Materials Technology Institute (MTI). She has been with the organization for 16 years and previously held an Associate Director position facilitating MTI’s Project work. Before MTI, she worked as a Materials Engineer at DuPont for 15 years, and has a BS in Materials Engineering from Rice University.Marc Cook has a BS in Chemical Engineering from Purdue University and an MS in Material Engineering from NC State. He has worked for Dow for 26 years and at a contracting company in Cincinnati for 3 years. His current role at Dow is leading the Technical Services Team for Ceramics and Refractory at Dow and providing materials engineering support to Dow’s Freeport, Texas site.Disclaimer: Marc Cook is an employee of Dow but is speaking purely in a personal capacity and is not talking about or recommending Dow products.
Note:  The glass lining thickness measurement is indicated as "mils" in the podcast.  A mil is equivalent to a thousandth of an inch, not a mm.  For example glass thickness range of 40-90 mils is ~1-2.3 mm.
Related videos:Cryo-Lock® impeller installation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3F0gFzbqiQGlass-lined process: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpyPsUxLgqI (To see the glowing red reactor mentioned within the episode, check out the 8:14 mark.)Additional resources:For an in-depth look at the repair and damage assessment for glass-lined equipment, order MTI's comprehensive manual, "Operation, Maintenance and Repair of Glass-Lined Equipment:" https://marketplace.mimeo.com/mtiglobal/product/4f25e24a630a4ef79ec63d4088272516#name=17
 
This episode is produced by Association Briefings.

Corrosion Chronicles Trailer

The Materials Technology Institute presents the all-new Corrosion Chronicles – an original podcast series where we chat with experts in the materials and processing industries. Join our hosts Heather Allain and Marc Cook as they engage in conversations with these professionals, providing key takeaways to apply at your plant or job. Check out the trailer for season one!