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Stress corrosion and hydrogen induced cracking of a control valve body

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The control valve body failed due to combination of SSC and HIC cracking in wet H2S environment. According to HIC and SSC laboratory tests the best alternative for the valve body alloy is A217-WC9 steel.Anodic polarization curves clearly shows a considerable improvement in pitting resistance.

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