When the new president takes office, he or she will have many issues to deal with.
May 19, 2008
Q: Are portable hardness testers adequate for verifying the hardness of parts for compliance to industry standards such as the NACE sour service standards?
April 16, 2008
Q: High metal prices, especially for nickel and molybdenum, have our procurement people looking at less expensive stainless steels like the 200 series.
April 16, 2008
Q: I’ve seen people checking metal materials with a magnet.
April 16, 2008
Q: A customer has asked whether we can supply carbon and alloy steel valve bodies meeting Supplemental Requirement S23 in ASTM A703.
April 16, 2008
Q: I’ve heard that cobalt-base Alloy 6 materials should not be used in boiler feedwater service.
April 16, 2008
Q: Do austenitic stainless steels require impact testing when used in low-temperature applications?
April 16, 2008
Q: Why do WCC and LCC castings have different maximum allowable temperatures in ASME B16.34?
April 16, 2008
Q: I see that there is a new version of NACE MR0175 called NACE MR0175/ISO 15156.
April 16, 2008
Q: I am handling high purity-water and keep getting a multi-colored stain on my valves and other equipment.
April 16, 2008
Q: When specifying valves for hydrogen service, what are some of the material considerations I should keep in mind?
April 16, 2008
Q: My 316 stainless-steel valve is rusty and attracts a magnet.
April 16, 2008
