The oil and gas industry turns to duplex
In the last few decades, corrosive conditions in the Oil and Gas Industry have developed dangerously. The offshore oil industry constantly pushes oil investigation to more prominent depths, which leads to higher pressure conditions and harsh environments.
In order to adjust to these troublesome situations, and furthermore so as to be prepared for the high cost of component failure, it has become crucial to choose the right alloys for the oil & gas industry applications.
This has made an amazing opportunity for Duplex and super duplex stainless steel. Duplex is progressively the material of choice for scrubbers, process funneling frameworks, separators, pumps, X-mas tree segments, manifolds, flowlines and pipelines transporting corrosive oils and gas.
There are three significant advantages of duplex steel that make this material so beneficial to the Oil and Gas Industry:
1. Highly resistive
it has excellent resistance to the various corrosive media that are normally found in both coastal and offshore conditions which include CO2, H2S gasses, chlorides, low ph conditions, and water. Duplex steel’s high resistance to chloride-induced stress corrosion cracking is of specific significance here.
2. High strength
its high strength is amazingly beneficial in managing the high pressures encountered at great depths.
3. Long-term cost benefit
The upfront cost of duplex steel is not the primary driver here in selecting duplex over other material, but due to the failure of inexpensive material in oil fields of great depths, duplex comes out to be the best material for this job.
Hence, it is important that all cost calculations include lifetime maintenance and potential cost risks due to failures in order to truly evaluate costs while choosing materials.
Ambica Steels is the largest producer of Duplex Stainless Steel Long Products in India. Ambica Steels produces these materials for a wide variety of applications and industrial sectors. These user segments are the benchmark for quality. Every part is continually and stringently checked for quality and certified. Ambica’s steels are melted, cast and formed with the perfection and care.
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