Avaliação comparativa dos "linings" dos aços AISI 444 e AISI 316L para aplicação em torres de destilação de petróleo

• Ano de defesa: 2005
• Autor(a) principal: Guimarães, Rodrigo Freitas
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Palavras-chave em Português: Ciência dos materiais; Corrosão; Aço inoxidável
• Link de acesso: http://www.repositorio.ufc.br/handle/riufc/3672

The corrosive substances contents of the heavy crude oils degrade the internal covering of the distillation towers and expose the structural steel to the corrosive environment. The degraded region is recovered by application of AISI 316L austenitic stainless steel by SMAW process. Even the AISI 316L stainless steel application ensure a good naphthenic corrosion resistance, occurs cracks on heat affected zone (HAZ). This cracks are associated by metallurgical problems in HAZ and by difference in thermal coefficients of expansion. An alternative to this problem would be the application of AISI 444 ferritic stainless steel which has corrosion resistance comparable to the AISI 316L austenitic stainless steel and thermal expansion coefficient similar to the coefficient of the structural steel of the distillation tower. In this work, the application of the of AISI 444 ferritic stainless steel for recover of distillation tower was studied. For this, mechanical behavior, microstructure and corrosion resistance was evaluated. In first analysis, Brinell hardness and subsize Charpy V-notch impact tests in specimens of AISI 444 ferritic stainless steel were perfomed. In second analysis, Thermal fatigue experiments were realized in two types of stainless steel (AISI 316L and AISI 444) welded over ASTM A516 Gr60 plates. Samples were heat treated and immersed in heavy crude oil at 300oC. Optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive of X-ray were used to characterize the microstructure and corroded surface. The results indicates that the thermal treatment cause the embrittlement in the AISI 444 ferritic stainless. Cracks after thermal fatigue and oil treatment in the AISI 316L and AISI 444 stainless. Cracks after thermal fatigue and oil treatment in the AISI 316L and AISl 316L and AISI 444 stainless stell were not verified. The AISI 444 ferritic stainless steel is more resistant to the corrosion than AISI 316L austenitic stainless steel. The AISI 444 ferritic stainless steel can be used in the recovery of distillation towers.