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Increasing chromium content in the alloy improves resistance to sulfidation. However, there is little improvement with increasing chromium content until about ________ Cr.

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Question 4: What standard refers to Fitness-For-Service evaluations?...
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Question 26: Which of the following metals is the most anodic?...
Question 27: Steam blanketing is when the heat flow balance is disturbed;...
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Question 29: ___________ cooling water outlet temperatures and/or process...
Question 30: Cracking of dissimilar weld metals occurs in the __________ ...
Question 31: _________ significantly increases the probability and severi...
Question 32: Thermal fatigue cracks usually initiate on the _________ of ...
Question 33: A vacuum tower operating at 740º F is being entered to inspe...
Question 34: With high temperature sulfide corrosion (Sulfidization), not...
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Question 36: A fatigue fracture is brittle and the cracks are most often ...
Question 37: With sour water corrosion, streams with a pH below ________ ...
Question 38: Which of the methods are effective for finding thermal fatig...
Question 39: The loss in strength from spheroidization (Softening) is usu...
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Question 41: The creep threshold temperature for carbon steel is ________...
Question 42: Which of the following is not a primary factor contributing ...
Question 43: _________ is the result of cyclic stress caused by variation...
Question 44: Cracks connecting hydrogen blisters are referred to as _____...
Question 45: Caustic embrittlement is a form of stress corrosion cracking...
Question 46: Vibration-induced fatigue can be eliminated or reduced throu...
Question 47: _________ is surface initiated cracks caused by environmenta...
Question 48: Changing to a more corrosion resistant and/or higher hardnes...
Question 49: A prime location for erosion is:...
Question 50: Creep and stress rupture is more likely in a _________ grain...
Question 51: What structure is 304 stainless steel?...
Question 52: Corrosion of carbon steel and other alloys from their reacti...
Question 53: Short term overheating is a permanent deformation occurring ...
Question 54: 300 Series SS is susceptible to LME when it comes in contact...
Question 55: With hydrofluoric acid corrosion, corrosion rates increase w...
Question 56: ________ injection downstream of the desalter is another com...
Question 57: Cavitation is a form of erosion caused by the formation and ...
Question 58: For 5Cr-0.5Mo, what is the threshold temperature for creep?...
Question 59: ________ greatly increases the probability and severity of b...
Question 60: Blistering, HIC, SOHIC and SSC damage can occur wherever the...
Question 61: Which of the following is not a method used to prevent britt...
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Question 64: What is the chemical symbol for ethane or ethylene?...
Question 65: Oxygen and iron in the wash water injected into reactor effl...
Question 66: The amplitude and frequency of vibration as well as the ____...
Question 67: With sulfidation, the presence of oxygen ________ corrosion...
Question 68: Cadmium and lead will cause LME on _____________....
Question 69: A carbon steel bundle from the overhead condenser in the cru...
Question 70: Nitriding begins above ________ and becomes severe above ___...
Question 71: Caustic stress corrosion cracking typically propagates _____...
Question 72: Stresses acting on the weldments are significantly ________ ...
Question 73: Cracking susceptibility increases with __________ pH and car...
Question 74: Stainless steels with sigma can normally withstand normal op...
Question 75: Stainless steel cyclones, piping ductwork and valves in high...
Question 76: 300 Series SS, 5Cr, 9Cr and 12Cr alloys are not susceptible ...
Question 77: Welds joining dissimilar materials (ferritic and austenetic)...
Question 78: Which of the following is not a critical factor that contrib...
Question 79: Corrosion rates of the anode will be less affected if there ...
Question 80: ______ is similar to HIC but is a potentially more damaging ...
Question 81: Ammonium chloride corrosion is the general or localized corr...
Question 82: Oxidation of carbon steel begins to become significant above...
Question 83: When caustic stress corrosion cracking is a concern, steam o...
Question 84: With creep, increased stress due to loss in thickness from c...
Question 85: For pressure vessels, inspection should focus on welds of __...
Question 86: The most important factors affecting graphitization are the ...
Question 87: A loss in ductility of high strength steels due to the penet...
Question 88: SSC generally occurs below about ________....
Question 89: With CO² corrosion, increasing temperatures _________ corros...
Question 90: It is generally accepted that stresses approaching _________...
Question 91: All piping and equipment exposed to HF acid at any concentra...
Question 92: In susceptible materials, the primary factor that affects si...
Question 93: Which of these materials are not susceptible to Spheroidizat...
Question 94: Sensitization occurs in the _____ to _______ range....
Question 95: __________ is a form of stress corrosion cracking normally o...
Question 96: Protection in a boiler from boiler feed water corrosion is a...
Question 97: MIC is often characterized by _______ within pits in carbon ...
Question 98: Which of the following materials are susceptible to nitridin...
Question 99: Mitigation of CUI is best achieved by _________....
Question 100: Contrary to a pure mechanical fatigue, there is no _________...
Question 101: Sulfidation is primarily caused by:...
Question 102: Damage due to __________ is not visible and can only be obse...
Question 103: When connected to a more anodic material, titanium may suffe...
Question 104: SOHIC is driven by localized stresses so that __________ is ...
Question 105: Proper application of ________ will control but not eliminat...
Question 106: Increasing chromium content in the alloy improves resistance...
Question 107: The most common method used for monitoring underground struc...
Question 108: ________ is a loss in toughness due to a metallurgical chang...
Question 109: ________ significantly increases the probability and severit...
Question 110: Thermal fatigue cracks propagate ________ to the stress and ...
Question 111: Low alloy steels contain a maximum of _______ chrome....
Question 112: With sulfuric acid corrosion, carbon steel corrosion rates i...
Question 113: __________ testing is the best method to determine the susce...
Question 114: _______ is the primary alloying agent that affects resistanc...
Question 115: Alloys with nickel content above _________ are highly resist...
Question 116: Amine stress corrosion cracking is a term applied to the cra...
Question 117: _________ material sections also have a ___________ resistan...
Question 118: The graphitization rate ____________ with increasing tempera...
Question 119: Higher __________ containing alloys are used for improved re...
Question 120: In most cases, brittle fracture occurs only at temperatures ...
Question 121: The regenerator reboiler and the regenerator are areas where...
Question 122: The best method to inspect for SCC is ____....
Question 123: Which of the following is not a major factor associated with...
Question 124: Cl SCC usually occurs at metal temperatures above ________....
Question 125: Stress ruptures are characterized by _________ failures and ...
Question 126: Hydrogen stress cracking is the same mechanism that is respo...
Question 127: Atmospheric corrosion is of greatest concern in:...
Question 128: At high temperatures, metal components can slowly and contin...
Question 129: If wet electrodes or high moisture content flux weld electro...
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Question 131: For some materials such as titanium, carbon steel and low al...
Question 132: Start-up and shutdown of equipment increase the susceptibili...
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Question 134: Which material does not have an endurance limit?...
Question 135: With sulfuric acid corrosion, alloys such as Alloy 20 resist...
Question 136: Susceptibility to sulfidation is determined by the _________...
Question 137: Areas of vulnerability in sulfuric acid Alkylation units inc...
Question 138: _________ is a selective corrosion mechanism in which one or...
Question 139: In general, the resistance of iron and nickel based alloys t...
Question 140: Thermal fatigue becomes of concern if the temperature swings...
Question 141: Nitriding layers are magnetic. Therefore, _________ should b...
Question 142: Temperature, ________ and stress are critical factors of str...
Question 143: With short term overheating, time to failure will __________...
Question 144: Dissimilar weld metal cracking forms at the toe of the weld ...
Question 145: Titanium Hydriding damage occurs primarily in sour water str...
Question 146: Dissimilar weld metal cracking can be aggravated by _______....
Question 147: With decarburization, the decarburized layer will be free of...
Question 148: _________ is most likely found in hard weld and heat-affecte...
Question 149: Decarburization results in a __________, which can be confir...
Question 150: Erosion-corrosion is a description for the damage that occur...
Question 151: SSC is a form of hydrogen stress cracking resulting from the...
Question 152: _________ acid is most often used as a catalyst in polymeriz...
Question 153: To prevent hydrogen embrittlement, use lower strength steels...
Question 154: Cracking of a metal due to stress relaxation during PWHT or ...
Question 155: HCL acid corrosion is found in several units, especially ___...
Question 156: In HF service, carbon steel operating above ________ should ...
Question 157: A 6", A106 Gr B, flanged line carrying caustic wash water at...
Question 158: ____________ is a form of environmental cracking that can in...
Question 159: The major factors affecting high temperature sulfidation are...
Question 160: Wet H²S services or _________ acid services are process wher...
Question 161: Formation of a metallurgical phase known as sigma phase resu...
Question 162: Different organisms thrive on different nutrients including ...
Question 163: _________ of the amine system is the most effective way to p...
Question 164: Mechanical fatigue can cause cracks that initiate from the s...
Question 165: The best way to prevent 885º F embrittlement is to use low _...
Question 166: Caustic is sometimes added to process streams for ________ o...
Question 167: 300 Series SS can suffer pitting corrosion, crevice corrosio...
Question 168: Nitriding is usually confined to the surface of most compone...
Question 169: Surface initiated cracks caused by environmental cracking of...
Question 170: A quick test for embrittlement from _________ is a bend test...
Question 171: Mechanical fatigue is caused by:...
Question 172: With sulfuric acid corrosion, mix points with _______ cause ...
Question 173: High temperature hydrogen attack results from exposure to hy...
Question 174: For carbon steel, common velocity limits are generally limit...
Question 175: A form of fatigue cracking in which cracks develop under the...
Question 176: In order for PASCC to occur the material must be ______....
Question 177: The accepted way to test for temper embrittlement is _______...
Question 178: In pressure containing equipment, SOHIC and SCC damage is mo...
Question 179: SCC tendency ________ towards the alkaline pH region...
Question 180: What structure is 409 stainless steel?...
Question 181: Cooling water corrosion can result in many different forms o...
Question 182: A condition where steel loses strength due to the removal of...
Question 183: In fired heater tubes, dissimilar weld metal cracking forms ...
Question 184: Which of these materials are not susceptible to PASCC?...
Question 185: The removal of surface material by impacting materials is ca...
Question 186: Equipment that is temper embrittled may be susceptible to __...
Question 187: The dewpoint of hydrochloric acid depends on the concentrati...
Question 188: _________ is a mechanical form of degradation that occurs wh...
Question 189: Alloy 400 is susceptible to LME when it comes in contact wit...
Question 190: At elevated temperature, the carbide phases in certain carbo...