Causes of failure of brass condenser tubes (CuZn28Sn1) in a thermal power plant in Serbia are analysed. Results of testing by Fourier transformed infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) have indicated the presence of ammonia and nitrogen compounds on fracture surfaces and on the inner surface of the tubes. These compounds are specific agents that cause stress corrosion cracking (SCC) in brass. Analysis of fracture surfaces using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) has shown the brittle transgranular fracture due to the occurrence of SCC. The resistance of brass condenser tubes to other types of corrosion, such as erosion, general and selective corrosion (dezincification) is also considered. Some procedures are proposed to reduce the risk of SCC in the brass condenser tubes.
TY - JOUR
AU - Bobić, Biljana
AU - Jegdić, Bore
AU - Jugović, Branimir
AU - Stevanović, Jasmina
AU - Gligorijević, Bojan
AU - Murariu, Alin
PY - 2016
UR - http://TechnoRep.tmf.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3171
AB - Causes of failure of brass condenser tubes (CuZn28Sn1) in a thermal power plant in Serbia are analysed. Results of testing by Fourier transformed infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) have indicated the presence of ammonia and nitrogen compounds on fracture surfaces and on the inner surface of the tubes. These compounds are specific agents that cause stress corrosion cracking (SCC) in brass. Analysis of fracture surfaces using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) has shown the brittle transgranular fracture due to the occurrence of SCC. The resistance of brass condenser tubes to other types of corrosion, such as erosion, general and selective corrosion (dezincification) is also considered. Some procedures are proposed to reduce the risk of SCC in the brass condenser tubes.
PB - Society for Structural Integrity and Life, Institute for Material Testing
T2 - Structural Integrity and Life
T1 - Failures of brass condenser tubes
EP - 23
IS - 1
SP - 19
VL - 16
UR - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_technorep_3171
ER -
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year = "2016",
abstract = "Causes of failure of brass condenser tubes (CuZn28Sn1) in a thermal power plant in Serbia are analysed. Results of testing by Fourier transformed infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) have indicated the presence of ammonia and nitrogen compounds on fracture surfaces and on the inner surface of the tubes. These compounds are specific agents that cause stress corrosion cracking (SCC) in brass. Analysis of fracture surfaces using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) has shown the brittle transgranular fracture due to the occurrence of SCC. The resistance of brass condenser tubes to other types of corrosion, such as erosion, general and selective corrosion (dezincification) is also considered. Some procedures are proposed to reduce the risk of SCC in the brass condenser tubes.",
publisher = "Society for Structural Integrity and Life, Institute for Material Testing",
journal = "Structural Integrity and Life",
title = "Failures of brass condenser tubes",
pages = "23-19",
number = "1",
volume = "16",
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Bobić, B., Jegdić, B., Jugović, B., Stevanović, J., Gligorijević, B.,& Murariu, A.. (2016). Failures of brass condenser tubes. in Structural Integrity and Life
Society for Structural Integrity and Life, Institute for Material Testing., 16(1), 19-23.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_technorep_3171
Bobić B, Jegdić B, Jugović B, Stevanović J, Gligorijević B, Murariu A. Failures of brass condenser tubes. in Structural Integrity and Life. 2016;16(1):19-23.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_technorep_3171 .
Bobić, Biljana, Jegdić, Bore, Jugović, Branimir, Stevanović, Jasmina, Gligorijević, Bojan, Murariu, Alin, "Failures of brass condenser tubes" in Structural Integrity and Life, 16, no. 1 (2016):19-23,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_technorep_3171 .
