Tag Archives: Hydrofluoric acid

Hastelloy and Incoloy: Fasteners for Oil Field Corrosion

Posted on September 29, 2017 by dean

Oilfields are subjected to a diversity of corrosive elements including carbonic acids, sour gas (H2S), and fracking/stimulant acids such as hydrochloric and hydrofluoric acid. Naphthenic acids and simple organic acids are also found in crude oil extraction. In conjunction to acids, these environments contain sand and other abrasive elements which … Continue reading →

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Tantalum vs Monel fasteners in hydrogen fluoride

Posted on May 22, 2017 by dean

Q: I’m using hydrogen fluoride used in a manufacturing process to make refrigerants. I know it’s very corrosive and have tried both hastelloy and inconel fasteners, which I thought were super corrosion resistant. What am I doing wrong because the acid is still eating them? Should I try Tantalum? A: … Continue reading →

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Inconel bolts vs. Monel bolts. What’s the difference? Which is better?

Posted on May 11, 2017 by dean

inconel-monel-chart-copyThey rhyme, are both used in extreme environments, and are both nickel metal alloys, but Monel and Inconel are actually very different. But how? Let’s start with basic chemistry. Monel is a nickel-copper alloy and Inconel is a nickel-chromium alloy. So what does that mean for your extreme application? We … Continue reading →

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