Corrosion and Sliding Properties of the Nickel-Based Alloys for the Valve Seats Application

  • Published : 2008.04.01

Abstract

This paper describes the experiments of the corrosion and the sliding tests of the nickel-based alloys for the gate valve seating materials used at high pressure and temperature. The general corrosion rates and IGC susceptibility are tested in pressurized water at 533 K and 575 K and in Strauss test solution. The sliding tests have been done in pressurized water at 293 k, 473 K and 573 k. The alloys containing above 10% chromium may have the anti-corrosion properties that could be applied to the valve seats for the power plants. The good sliding performance and the good pressure tightness are obtained when the disc specimens that have hardness 500 to 600 Hv combined with the seat specimens that have hardness 250 to 410 Hv containing about 40 percent of iron. The large size gate valves sliding tests have certified the test results. The anti-wear properties of the seat alloy and the anti-IGC susceptibility of the disc alloy could be improved by the addition of silicon and niobium, respectively.

Keywords

References

  1. E. W. Ohriner, E. P. Whelan, EPRI, NP-4237 (1984)
  2. Inglis, E. V. Muphy, Surface and coating Technology, 53 (1992)
  3. K. Tada, S. Ishi, J. Jpn. Atom. Energy Soc., 35 (1993)
  4. K. Fujimura, S. Suzuki, The thermal and nuclear power, 47 (1996)
  5. T. Honda, K. Hirano, H. Suematu and K, Takemoto, Zaiyro-to-Knkyo, 48-1 (1999)
  6. Cataldi, H. A.et al, Transactions ASME, 80, 1466 (1958)