Caustic embrittlement is the phenomenon in which the material of a boiler becomes brittle due to the accumulation of caustic substances. As water evaporates...

dosing alkaline agents into the feed water, such as sodium hydroxide (caustic soda) or ammonia. Corrosion in boilers is due to the presence of dissolved...

was a common cause of early boiler explosions, probably caused by caustic embrittlement. The water used in boilers was not often closely controlled, and...

and permeability to liquids and gases. Corrosive is distinguished from caustic: the former implies mechanical degradation, the latter chemical. Many structural...

drastically reduced in the corrosive medium. Season cracking and caustic embrittlement are two stress corrosion cracking processes which affected the serviceability...

by riveted seams and screwed stays. No possibility of leakage or caustic embrittlement; Effective boiler water treatment that practically eliminates boiler...

cracking Stress corrosion (NACE term) Corrosion fatigue Caustic cracking (ASTM term) Caustic embrittlement (ASM term) Sulfide stress cracking (ASM, NACE term)...

aluminium parts in the aircraft. Mercury embrittlement is the most common type of liquid metal embrittlement, as mercury is a natural component of some...

operates as follows: Steel is cleaned using a caustic solution. This removes oil/grease, dirt, and paint. The caustic cleaning solution is rinsed off. The steel...

advantage of alkaline Zn/Ni (86%/14%) involves the lack of hydrogen embrittlement by plating. It was proved[by whom?] that the first nucleation on steel...

polymers Environmental stress fracture – Material failure Hydrogen embrittlement – Reduction in ductility of a metal exposed to hydrogen Ozone cracking –...

Hydrogen compressor Hydrogen economy § Color codes[broken anchor] Hydrogen embrittlement Hydrogen leak testing Hydrogen pipeline transport Hydrogen purifier...

sensitive. Some liquid chemicals can permeate through plastics or can cause embrittlement. The compression stability of plastic drums can be sensitive to heat...

This combines with radiation damage to material and possibly neutron embrittlement if neutron sources such as californium-252 are present to a significant...

the refining process, such as pitting corrosion from water droplets, embrittlement from hydrogen, and stress corrosion cracking from sulfide attack. From...

cool environment, and away from other flammable materials. Hydrogen embrittlement Electroplating HSAB theory Lide, David R. (2007–2008). CRC Handbook...

pressurised hydrogen in tube trailers is steel (there is no hydrogen embrittlement problem with hydrogen gas). Tanks made of carbon and glass fibres reinforcing...

labeled with the date. Exposure to light can cause "color shift and/or embrittlement in organic materials". As structural color relies on the physical structure...