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Note! Remember that corrosion is a complicated issue, depending on the combinations of materials and the fluids,
the fluid temperatures, the surrounding environment and the galvanic currents in the constructions.
The corrosion table must be used with care.
Conversion Factors
Composed entity
Coversion factors
g/m h
g/m/h
mm / year
mills / year
1.0
8,64: s.g.
340: s.g.
g/m/24h
0.042
0,360: s.g.
14,2: s.g.
g/dm/24h
4.17
36,0: s.g.
1420: s.g.
mg/dm/24h
0.004
0,036: s.g.
1,42: s.g.
mg/cm/24h
0.417
3,60: s.g.
142: s.g.
lbs/ft/24h
203
1760: s.g.
69200: s.g.
lbs/ft/year
0.564
4,88: s.g.
192: s.g.
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Corrosion criteria
Conversion factors
Combined unit
mm/year
mm/year
mills/year
0,116 x s.g.
1.0
1,39 x s.g.
12
479
20,80 x s.g.
180
7185
tum/year (ipy)
2,95 x s.g.
25.4
100.00
tum/month (imp)
35,3 x s.g.
305
12000
mills/year (mpy)
0,003 x s.g.
0.025
1.0
mills/month (mpm)
0,035 x s.g.
0.305
12
mm/month
mm/48h
s.g. =
g/m h
39.4
Specific gravity
Corrosion criteria based on laboratory tests are commonly expressed in grams per square meter per hour.
For all metals this entity correspondents with approximately mm/per year (1 g/mh = 1,1 mm/year)
beacause the specific gravity (7.7 to 8.1) for all metal is similar.
Titanium has a specific gravity of 4.5 the entity is 1g/mh =1,9 mm year.
Combined unit
W.N
Specific gravity
13 Cr
1.4000
7.7
17 Cr
1.4016
7.7
18 Cr - 2 Mo
1.4521
7.7
25 - 5 - 1,5 Mo
1.4460
7.7
18 - 9
7.9
17 - 12 - 2,5 Mo
8.0
1.4438
8.0
8.0
1.4539
8.1
Carbon steel
7.8
Titanium
4.5
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In the table on the next pages the following symbols are used meaning:
0
Boiling solution.
All concentrations are in the percentage weight loss, the solvent is water unless differently indicated.
The information applies for annealed materials with a normal structure and a surface that is clean.
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Chemical
formula
Concentration
Temp.
C
304
cr 18
ni 9
316
cr 17
ni 12
mo 2,5
Acetone
(CH3)2CO
20-K
Acetylchloride
CH3COCI
100% dry
wet
1
P1S
0
P0S
2.5%
90
2.5%
5.5%
5.5%
20-90
K
0
1
0
1
10%
20
10%
50
10%
80
10%
15%
50
15%
saturated
700
saturated
5%
50
0
P0S
0
P0S
Alum
KAL(SO4)2
Aluminium acetate
AL
Al (OOCCH3)3
Aluminiumchloride
ALCL3
Aluminium melted
5%
100
P2S
P2S
10%
100
10%
150
20%
100
20%
150
25%
20
25%
60
27.5%
110
Aluminium nitrate
AL(NO3)3
all conc.
20
Aluminium sulphate
AL2(SO4)3
0.50%
50
1%
20
2.30%
101=K
5%
101=K
10%
20
10%
50
10%
102=K
23%
20
23%
100
27%
20
27%
102=K
saturated by 20C
105=K
Ammonium
NH4OH
all conc.
20-K
Ammonium bifluoride
NH4HF2
10%
25
Ammonium bicarbonate
(NH4)HCO3
all conc.
20
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Ammonium chloride
Ammonium carbonate
Chemical
formula
NH4CL
(NH4)2CO3H2O
Concentration
Temp.
C
304
cr 18
ni 9
316
cr 17
ni 12
mo 2,5
1%
20
P0
P0
1%
100
P0S
P0S
P0S
5%
P0S
10%
20-50
P0
P0
10%
90-100
P0S
P0S
10%
10%
K
135
P1S
P1S
P0S
P0S
20%
20-50
P0
P0
20%
90
P1S
P0S
20%
P1S
P1S
50%
115
P2S
P1S
all conc.
20
100
Ammonium nitrate
NH4NO3 + (NH4)2SO4
100
60
100
120
Ammonium oxalate
in elke verhouding
(NH4)2C2O4
1-8%
20
5-20%
100
10%
20
10%
20%
30
10%
0
P0S
0
P0S
Ammoniumperchlorate
NH4CIO4
20%
30
P0
P0
Ammonium sulfphate
(NH4)2SO4
all conc.
20-K
Ammonium sulphite
(NH4)2SO3
saturated
20-K
Aniline unrefined
C6H5NH2
100%
20
Aniline hydrochloride
C6H5NH2HCI
all conc.
20
0
P2
0
P2
5%
100
P2S
P2S
Anitimonium, melted
Sb
CH3COOH
650
1%
90
1%
100K
5%
20
5%
50
5%
75
5%
100=K
10%
20
10%
75
10%
100=K
20%
20
20%
80
20%
90
Acetic acid
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Acetic acid
Bariumchloride
Chemical
formula
CH3COOH
BaCI22H20
Temp.
C
20%
100=K
50%
20
50%
80
50%
90
50%
100
80%
80%
20
40
0
0
0
0
Na2B4O710H2O
cr 18
ni 9
85
200
100%
20
100%
80
100%
100
6%
100
1
P0S
0
P0S
P0S
100
P0S
melted
20-K
20-K
all conc.
20-K
0
P0
melted
melted
Blood
20
37
Boric acid
Bromine moist
B(OH)3
Br2
C3H7COOH
Ca(HSO3)2
Calciumchloride
CaCI26H2O
Calciumhypochloride
Ca(CIO)2
316
80%
Beer yeast
Borax: in solution
304
99.5%
23%
Petrol
cr 17
ni 12
mo 2,5
Concentration
all conc.
100%
20
0.03%
20
2
P0
2
P0
0.30%
20
P1
P0
100%
20
100%
10%
20
10%
cold saturated
1%
20
P1
P0
2%
100
P1S
P1S
6%
20
P1
P1
6%
100
P2S
P1S
Calcium sulphate
CaSO4
all conc.
100
Chloride
CL2
dry gas
70
0
P2
P2S
100%
20-60
0
P2
moist gas
60-100
P2S
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Chlorobezene
Chemical
formula
C6H5CI
Concentration
Temp.
C
CH2CICOOH
CaOCI2
moist
Chloroform
Sulpher chloride
Chloric acid
Hydrogen chloride, gas
CHCI3
S2CI2
HCIO3
HCI
CrO3
316
cr 17
ni 12
mo 2,5
100%
20%
132-K
0
P0S
0
P0S
30%
80
50%
20
100%
100%
100
100
2
2
2
2
0.8%
20
P1
1%
20%
35
30%
20
all conc.
P0
P0S
P0
20
1
P0
1
P0
P0S
P0S
dry 100%
62=K
dry 100%
20
dry 100%
136=K
nat
20
0
P1
0
P1
10%
20
100%
20
P2
P2
dry
20-40
100
250
1
2
dry
Chromic acid
pure, H2SO4 free
cr 18
ni 9
100%
with moisture
Chloroacetic Acid (mono)
304
400-500
2%
75
2%
100=K
5%
80
5%
100=K
10%
40
10%
20%
20
20%
50
20%
40%
20
40%
40
50%
20
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Citric acid
Hydrocyanic acid
Dichloroethylene
Chemical
formula
C3H4(OH)(COOH)3
HCN
C2H2CI2
cr 17
ni 12
mo 2,5
Concentration
Temp.
C
1%
20
1%
5%
20-50
5%
85-K
5%
140
10%
10%
20-40
85-K
0
0
0
0
25%
20
25%
40
25%
85
25%
100
25%
50%
20
50%
40
50%
100
50%
70%
100%
20
100%
20-K
0
P0S
0
P0S
wet
304
cr 18
ni 9
316
Ethyl chloride
C2H5CI
wet
20-K
0
P0S
0
P0S
Ethyl alcohol
C2H5OH
all conc.
20-K
Ethyl ether
(C2H5)2O
20-K
Ethyl chloride
C2H4CI2
100%
20-K
Hyposulphite
Na2S2O3+K2S2O4
40%, 2,5%
20
0
P0
Hyposulphite +
Na2S2O3+Na2SO3
19%, 4,7%
20
P0
Sulphuric acid
+H2SO4
Hydrogen fluoride
HF
Formaldehyde
Galic acid
HCHO
C6H2(OH)3COOH
-0.50%
1%
20
10%
20
75%
20
100%
20
all conc.
20-K
op 100C
all conc.
20
conc. 25%
saturated
Glycerine
C3H5(OH)3
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Iodine, dry
Chemical
formula
I2
moist
Concentration
Temp.
C
304
cr 18
ni 9
316
cr 17
ni 12
mo 2,5
dry
20
moist
20
0
P2
0
P2
water solution 1%
20
P0
P0
+ 1% KI
20
P0
P0
crystal
damp
20
50
P0
P0
P0
P0
20%
90
25%
20
25%
all conc.
20
P0
P0
7-10%
50
10%
100
36%
PS
PS
water solution 2%
Idioform, liquefied
vaporous
CHI3
Potassium dichromate
K2Cr2O7
Potassium bifluoride
KHF2
Potassium bitartrate
KH(OOC(OH)CH)2
cold saturated
saturated
bij 100C
Potassium bromide
Potassium chlorate
KBr
KCIO3
met CI
Potassium chlorate
KCIO3
Potassium cyanide
KCNO
Potassium cyanide
KCN
all conc.
all conc.
20
K
Potassium ferricyanide
Potassium hydroxide
Potassium hypochlorite
K3(Fe(CN)6)
KOH
KCIO
until 20 g as cl/liter
all conc.
20
10%
20%
20
25%
50%
20
50%
0
1S
1S
70%
120
1S
1S
melted
300-365
2S
2S
<2%
20
P1
P0
>20%
20
P2
P1
P0
Kaliumjodide
KI
all conc.
P0
Potassium carbonate
K2CO3
all conc.
900-1000
Potassium nitrate
Potassium oxalate
KNO3
all conc.
(C OOK)2 x H2O
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780
20
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Potassium permanganate
Chemical
formula
KMnO4
Potassium sulphate
K2SO4
Silicic acid
HF
Nitrohydrochloric acid
HCI+HNO3
Copper acetate
Cu(CH3COO)2
Copper chloride
CuCI2
Copper cyanide
Cu(CN)2
cr 17
ni 12
mo 2,5
Concentration
Temp.
C
5-10%
20
10%
all conc.
1%
20
304
cr 18
ni 9
316
10%
20
75%
100%
30
20
2
1
2
1
all conc.
0.05%
100=K
0
P0
0
P0
saturated
at 100C
Copper nitrate
Cu(NO3)2
all conc.
20-K
Copper sulphate
CuSO4
all conc.
20-K
Kwik
Hg
HgCI2
20-400
0.1%
20
0
P1
0
P0
0.1%
P1S
P0S
0.7%
20
P1
P0
0.7%
P2S
P2S
1-10%
100
1-10%
135
0
Mercuric chloride
Mercuric cyanide
Hg(CN)2
5%
20
Mercuric nitrate
Hg(NO3)2
5%
20
Lead, melted
Pb
melted
400
900
Lead acetate
(CH3COO)2Pb3H2O
all
20-90
concentrations
Pb(CH3COO)2
Pb(OH)2
Lead nitrate
Pb(NO3)2
Lysol
Manganese chloride
MgCI2
Manganese sulphate
MgSO4
all conc.
2%
20
conc.
20-K
2.50%
20
0
P0
0
P0
5%
P0S
P0S
5%
20
5%
60
10%
20
10%
60
20%
20%
26%
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Mangaan chloruur
Manganese sulphate
Chemical
formula
MnCI2
MnSO4
Concentration
Temp.
C
304
cr 18
ni 9
316
cr 17
ni 12
mo 2,5
5%
100
P0S
P0S
10%
P0S
P0S
10%
135
P0S
P0S
20%
100
P1S
P0S
50%
P1S
P0S
alle conc.
23%
20
K
0
0
0
0
0
Methyl alcohol
CH3OH
100%
65-K
Methyl chloride
CH3CI
droog 100%
20
Fresh
20
sour
20
10-50%
2
P0
Milk
(C2H4COH)COOH
+ H2SO4
25%
20
P0
Sodium carbonate
NaHCO3
all conc.
20-100
Sodium bisulphate
NaHSO4
1%
85
2%
20
2%
85
4%
20
4%
5%
20
5%
85
10%
20
10%
50
10%
15%
85
20
Mustard
Sodium bisulphate
NaHSO3
10%
10%
Natriumchloraat
NaCIO3
10-20%
30%
20
30%
5-10%
20-100
10%
20
Sodium fluoride
NaF
Sodium hydorxyde
NaOH
10%
90
10%
103=K
20%
20
20%
90
25%
20
25%
112=K
30%
20
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Sodium hydorxyde
Sodium hypochlorite
Sodium carbonate
Chemical
formula
NaOH
NaCIO
Na2CO3
Concentration
Temp.
C
304
cr 18
ni 9
316
cr 17
ni 12
mo 2,5
30%
100
30%
116=K
1S
0S
40%
80
40%
90
40%
100
40%
50%
128=K
60
1S
1S
50%
90
50%
100
50%
120
50%
140=K
1
1S
1S
60%
90
60%
120
60%
160=K
1
2S
2S
70%
90
70%
130
70%
180=K
1
2S
2S
90%
300
2S
1S
melted
320
2S
2S
5%
20
P1
P1
5%
P1S
P1S
all conc.
20-K
melted
900
sodium nitrate
NaNO3
all conc.
20-K
melted
360
Sodium nitrite
NaNO2
alle conc.
Sodium perchlotae
NaCIO4
10%
Sodium phosphate
Na3PO4
all conc.
Sodium sulphate
NaSO4
all conc.
20
Sodium sulphade
NaSS
Sodium sulphite
Sdodium thiosulphate
Na2SO3
Na2S2O3
Nickel chloride
NiCI2
Nickel nitrate
Ni(NO3)2
Nickel sulphate
NiSO4
5%
10%
20
10-50%
50%
20
50%
50%
20
50%
10%
20
0
P0
0
P0
10%
100
P0S
P0S
5-10%
all conc.
Mineral oil
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Chemical
formula
Temp.
C
K
10%
25
10%
50
10%
60
10%
10%
80
101=K
2
2
1
1
25%
60
25%
75
25%
103=K
40%
75
20-100
0
0
Paraffin, melted
Petrol
Phenol
Phosphoric acid
C6H5OH
H3PO4
cr 17
ni 12
mo 2,5
Concentration
304
cr 18
ni 9
316
20-K
all conc.
20-50
70-100%
1%
20
1%
100=K
1%
140
3%
100=K
5%
20-60
5%
85
5%
100=K
10%
40
10%
60
10%
80
10%
101=K
20%
35
20%
60
20%
102=K
30%
20-35
30%
60
30%
100
40%
35
40%
50
40%
100
40%
106=K
50%
20
50%
35
50%
50
50%
85
50%
100
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Phosphoric acid
Phosphorus pentoxide
Chemical
formula
H3PO4
P2O5
HNO3
cr 17
ni 12
mo 2,5
Concentration
Temp.
C
50%
110=K
60%
20
60%
35
60%
100
60%
116=K
70%
70%
35
90
0
2
0
1
70%
126=K
80%
20
80%
35
80%
80
80%
100
80%
146=K
85%
20
85%
50
85%
95
85%
156=K
droog
20
304
cr 18
ni 9
316
vochtig
20
alle conc.
20
0.5%
250
1%
20
1%
50
1%
100=K
5%
20
5%
50
5%
100=K
5%
150
5%
290
10%
20
10%
50
10%
101=K
10%
145
20%
20
20%
50
20%
103=K
20%
120
30%
20
30%
70
30%
106=K
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Nitric acid
Chemical
formula
HNO3
Nitrous acid
HNO2
Tin, melted
Sn
cr 17
ni 12
mo 2,5
Concentration
Temp.
C
30%
120
50%
20
50%
70
50%
90
50%
110
50%
60%
117=K
20
1
0
1
0
60%
60
60%
100
60%
121=K
65%
20
65%
60
65%
70
65%
90
65%
121=K
65%
175
80%
20
80%
50
80%
80
80%
106=K
90%
20
90%
80
90%
94=K
94%
30
97%
25
99%
25
99%
40
99%
84=K
all conc.
20
melted
300
400
500-700
20
2
P2
2
P1
304
cr 18
ni 9
316
350
SnCl2
5-24%
18-24%
P2
P2
Toluene
C6H5CH3
100%
Trichloroethylene
C2HCl3
100%
20
0-60
P0
P0
180
(technical grade)
Urine
Urea
CO(NH2)2
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Chemical
formula
Concentration
Temp.
C
304
cr 18
ni 9
316
cr 17
ni 12
mo 2,5
100%
20
Stearic acid
100%
80-130
100%
150
100%
180
100%
235
100%
1-2%
300
50
2
0
0
0
5%
20
5%
40-50
10%
23
10%
40
10%
60-80
15%
22
15%
30-40
15%
50-80
30%
27
30%
40-80
50%
40
4-5%
20
1%
90
1%
100=K
20%
70
20%
100
30%
60
30%
90
30%
102=K
50%
50
50%
70
50%
90
50%
106=K
60%
80
60%
100
70%
114=K
75%
100
Hydrogen peroxide
H2O2
C2H2(OH)2(COOH)2
75%
118=K
FeCI3
0,5-50%
20-100
2
P2
1
P2
Fe(NO3)3
all conc.
20
Fe2(SO4)3
10%
20-K
all conc.
(ferric chloride)
Iron (III) nitrate
(ferric nitrate)
Iron (III) sulphate
(ferric sulphate)
Xylene
C6H4(CH3)2
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Technical information
stainless
Medium
Silver nitrate
Hydrochloric acid
Sulpher
Sulpher chloride
Chemical
formula
AgNO3
HCI
S2CI2
cr 17
ni 12
mo 2,5
Concentration
Temp.
C
all conc.
20-K
melted
250
0.1%
20-50
0
P1
0
P0
304
cr 18
ni 9
316
0.1%
100=K
P1S
P0S
0.2%
20
P1
P0
0.2%
0.2%
50
130
P1
P0
0.5%
20
P1
P0
0.5%
50
P1
P0
0.5%
100=K
1%
20
2
P1
2
P0
1%
50
P1
1%
60
1%
80
1%
100=K
2%
20
2
P1
2%
60
2%
100=K
3%
20
2
P1
3%
60
3%
70
3%
80
3%
100
3%
101=K
5%
20-70
5%
102=K
8%
60
10%
20-35
10%
60
20%
20-35
30-37%
20
melted
240
melted
445=K
boiling
570
dry 100%
20
dry 100%
136=k
moist
20
0
P1
0
P1
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dacapo
Technical information
stainless
Medium
Sulphuric acid
Chemical
formula
H2SO4
cr 17
ni 12
mo 2,5
Concentration
Temp.
C
0.1%
100
0.5%
20
0.5%
50
0.5%
100
1%
20
1%
1%
50
70
1
1
0
0
304
cr 18
ni 9
316
1%
85
1%
100
2%
20
2%
50
2%
60
3%
20
3%
35
3%
50
3%
85
3%
100
5%
20
5%
35
5%
60
5%
75
5%
85
5%
101=K
10%
10%
50
10%
60
10%
80
10%
102=K
20%
20
20%
40
20%
50
20%
60
20%
100
30%
20
30%
40
30%
60
40%
20
40%
40
40%
60
40%
90
50%
20
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dacapo
Technical information
stainless
Medium
Sulphuric acid
Hydrogensulphide
Chemical
formula
H2SO4
H2 S
cr 17
ni 12
mo 2,5
Concentration
Temp.
C
50%
40
50%
70
60%
20
60%
40
60%
70
70%
70%
20
40
2
2
2
2
70%
70
80%
20
80%
40
80%
60
85%
20
85%
30
85%
40
85%
50
90%
20
90%
30
90%
40
90%
70
94%
20
94%
30
94%
40
94%
50
96%
20
96%
30
96%
40
96%
50
98%
30
98%
40
98%
50
98%
80
100%
70
dry gas
100
4%
200
moist gas
20
0
P1S
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304
cr 18
ni 9
316
dacapo
Technical information
stainless
Medium
Sulphurous acid
Chemical
formula
H2SO3
Sulpher dioxide
SO2
Concentration
Temp.
C
2% SO2
50
5% SO2
20
304
cr 18
ni 9
0
316
cr 17
ni 12
mo 2,5
0
0
10% SO2
160
20% SO2
20
saturated
with SO2
saturated
20
with SO2
135
saturated
with SO2
200
dry gas
100
25
moist gas
20
oxigen free
100
100%
dry gas
liquid
100%
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