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This work was carried out to study the usability of stainless steel (SS) types 304L instead of 316L for plate heat exchangers without sacrificing their operating efficiencies and performances. In line with this purpose, corrosion behaviour of 316L and 304L SS were studied under the simulated service conditions to assess the replacement of 316L by 304L SS which is more economical. Operating and boundary conditions of plate heat exchangers, such as temperature, pH, Chloride ion concentration of the solution etc., were taken as the experimental parameters. Electrochemical corrosion tests were carried out to measure pitting behaviours of both stainless steels under the simulated service conditions and the preselected test parameters associated with the types of pitting corrosion. Studies were carried out by employing electrochemical polarization tests to determine the resistance to pitting corrosion of materials which plays a decisive role in the service life of plate heat exchangers produced by the use of the stainless steels.
International Iron & Steel Symposium
UDCS
Haluk ERDEMİR
Cem ÇAKIROĞLU
Ahmet ÇAKIR