Technical Publications
Several technical documents related to the behaviour of our steel grades in various industrial media have been published in order to help our customer with their material selection.
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Application specific technical publicationsBridge | • Stainless steels for application to bridge construction _ A technical and economical comparison with carbon steel P. Toussaint, JP Audouard, P. Soulignac and B. Vincent - International Bridge Conference, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, June 14-16, 2004 | |
Fertilizers| • Special austenitic and duplex stainless steels for urea production
Desestret, JP. Audouard, V. Cihal – ACHEMA 1985, Frankfurt, Germany – Up-dated in 1996
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| • Selection of stainless steels for use in phosphoric acid plants, new trends and experienceJP. Audouard, M. Verneau, M. Barloy, W. Shelton - AIChE Symposium, May 28-28, 1999, Clearwater, FL, USA | |
| • Corrosion performance and cost effectiveness of superduplex UR 52N+ stainless steel in phosporic acidJP. Audouard, M. Verneau - AFA 13th International Technical Annual Conference, Tunis, 27-30 June 2000 | |
| • Corrosion resistant materials for acid storage in the phosphoric acid industryJ-P. Audouard, C. Dernoncourt,J. Peultier, J. Grocki, M. Barloy - AIChE Symposium, Clearwater, FL, USA, 15-17 June 2001 | |
| • Duplex stainless steels for storage, handling and transportation of industrial phosphoric acid : Technical & Economical investigationsJ.P Audouard, M. Verneau, C. Dernoncourt, M. Barloy - AFA 14th Int. Annual Technical Conf., Alexandria, Egypt, 25-27 June 2001 | |
| • Special stainless steels for storage, handling and transportation of mineral acids in the fertilizer industryJP. Audouard - AFA, 15th International Annual Technical Conference, EAU, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 2002 | |
| • Corrosion resistance of superduplex grade UR52N+ in phosphoric acidJ. Peultier, S. Jacques, J.C. Gagnepain, P. Soulignac and X. Wang - 2nd international Duplex Conference, Beijing, 22-24 November 2006 | |
Gas Treatment| • Improving the safety of pressure equipments : some examples of the use of QT steelsP.Bocquet, P.Bourges, L.Coudreuse and A.Gingell - ESOPE 2004 | |
| • Heavy forged-rolled plates for tubesheets: flexible solutionC.Chauvy, G.Masson, L.Coudreuse, P.Toussaint, D.Cardamone, P.Bourges - ESOPE 2007 | |
| • Recent experience on sour service resistant steels behaviorN.Loukachenko, P.Bourges, P.Toussaint, C.Chauvy, L.Coudreuse, K.Orie - EUROCORR 2009 | |
LNG| • Challenges, properties and features of 9% nickel steel plates for LNG storage and transport: towards ultra-large designsP.Toussaint, S.Pillot, C.Chauvy - LNG 15 - 2007 | |
| • 9% Nickel steel for FLNG storage tanks - A key enabling technologyP.Toussaint - GASTECH 2009 | |
Oil & Gas Industry| • Weldable supermartensitic stainless steels: Sulfide stress cracking resistance of welded jointsL. Coudreuse, M. Verneau, C. Lojewski, B. Bonnefois, J.J. Dufrane - Eurocorr Conference,London, England, September 10-14, 2000 | |
| • CRA´s alloys for Oil & Gas Environments : from Martensitic Stainless Steels to Ni base alloysLionel Coudreuse, Jean-Pierre Audouard, Pierre Soulignac, Jean-Jacques Dufrane, Patrick Toussaint, EUROCORR conference, Riva del Garda, Italy, 30 Sept-4 Oct 2001 | |
| • Lean duplex stainless steels for oil and gas applicationsL.Coudreuse, V.Ligier, J. P. Audouard and P. Soulignac – NACE 2003, San Diego, USA, 2003 | |
Pollution Control| • Metallic answers for FGD systemsJ. Charles, J.P Audouard, M. Verneau - Corrosion NACE 1998, San Diego, USA, March, 1998 | |
| • Corrosion performance and field experience with superduplex and superaustenitic stainless steels in FGD systemsJP. Audouard, M. Verneau, J. Grocki - Corrosion NACE 2000, Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Florida, USA, March 26-31, 2000 | |
| • Corrosion resistance of duplex and super duplex stainless steels for wet flue gas desulphurizationJ. Peultier, F. Barrau, JC Gagnepain, JP Audouard - Power plant air pollutant control "Mega" Symposium 2006, Baltimore, MD, USA, August 31th 2006 | |
| • Materials selection in wet flue gas desulphurization systemsJ. Peultier, P. Soulignac - DeSOX DeNOx China 2006 Conference, Beijing, September 6-7 2006 | |
| • Corrosion resistance of duplex and super duplex stainless steels for Air Pollution Control SystemsJ. Peultier, F. Barrau, JP Audouard - Corrosion Nace 2005, Houston, TX, USA, April 1-7 2005 | |
| • Duplex and super duplex stainless steels for Air Pollution Control SystemsJ. Peultier, B. Bonnefois, JP Audouard - AIRPOL 2004 (Air Pollution Control Seminar), Washington, D.C., August 29 2004 | |
Power Generation| • Estimation of CTOD in the case of very thick plates by knowing CVN value at a given temperatureS.Pillot, S.Corre, C.Chauvy, P.Toussaint - PVP2010 - July 18-22, 2010, Bellevue, Washington, USA | |
| • Heavy forged-rolled plates for tubesheets: flexible solutionC.Chauvy, G.Masson, L.Coudreuse, P.Toussaint, D.Cardamone, P.Bourges - ESOPE 2007 | |
| • Thick plates in grade 91 for fourth generation nuclear reactorsS.Pillot, Z.Zhao, S.Corre, C.Chauvy, L.Coudreuse, P.Toussaint - PVP 2010 - July 18-22, 2010, Bellevue, Washington, USA | |
| • Thick plates in grade 92 for high temperature serviceS.Pillot, P.Bourges, C.Chauvy, A.Allard, P.Toussaint - ESOPE 2007 | |
Pulp and Paper Industry| • Duplex Stainless Steels for Tanks in the Pulp & Paper IndustryJ-P. Audouard, S. Clarke, Fred Munro - 10 th International Symposium on Corrosion in the Pulp & Paper Industry, Helsinki, Finland, August 21-24, 2001 | |
| • Duplex stainless steel : an effective material for use in Kraft liquor applicationsJean-Pierre Audouard, John Grocki - TAPPI Eng. Conf., San Antonio,Tx, USA, September 16-20, 2001 | |
Refining - Petrochemical| • Consequences of PWHT requirements on service properties for petrochemical gradesC.Chauvy, L.Coudreuse and P.Bourges - IIW Graz 2008 | |
| • Consideration of thermal ageing phenomenae of the big pressure vessels in petroleum refineriesP.Bocquet, P.Bourges, L.Coudreuse - ESOPE 2004 | |
| • Creep behavior of Cr-Mo-(V) steels and their welds metallurgical and environment aspects - Extrapolation lawsP.Balladon, P.Bourges, S.Pillot and A.Gingell - ICPVT July 7-10, 2003, Vienna, Austria | |
| • Effect of ageing and hydrogen on fracture mechanics and CVN properties of 2.25Cr 1Mo steel grades - Application to MPT issuesS.Pillot, P.Bourges, C.Chauvy, L.Coudreuse, P.Toussaint, K.Orie -NACE 2009 | |
| • Effect of hydrogen on mechanical behavior for 2.25Cr 1Mo steel grades (Standard and vanadium added)S.Pillot, P.Bourges, G.Masson, L.Coudreuse, P.Toussaint - NACE 2008 | |
| • Effect of temper and hydrogen embrittlement on fracture mechanics and CVN properties of 2.25cR1Mo steel grades - Application to minimum pressurizing temperature (MPT) issuesS.Pillot, P.Bourges, C.Chauvy, S.Corre, L.Coudreuse, P.Toussaint - ESOPE 2010 | |
| • Estimation of CTOD in the case of very thick plates by knowing CVN value at a given temperatureS.Pillot, S.Corre, C.Chauvy, P.Toussaint - PVP 2010 - July 18-22, 2010, Bellevue, Washington, USA | |
| • Heavy forged-rolled plates for tubesheets: flexible solutionC.Chauvy, G.Massson, L.Coudreuse, P.Toussaint, D.Cardamone, P.Bourges - ESOPE 2007 | |
| • Hydrogen induced disbonding: from laboratory tests to actual field conditionsL.Coudreuse, S.Pillot, P.Bourges, A.Gingell - NACE 2005 | |
| • Optimisation of ISR and PWHT of CrMoV steelsS.Pillot, P.Balladon, P. Bourges - Industeel
A.Bertoni - Air Liquide Welding - ETC
M.Clerge, C.Boucher - Institut de Soudure
ESOPE 2004 | |
| • Potential detrimental consequences of excessive PWHT on pressure vessel steel propertiesC.Chauvy, L.Coudreuse, P.Toussaint - PVP July 18-22, 2010, Bellevue, Washington, USA | |
| • Prevention of weld metal reheat cracking during Cr-Mo-V heavy reactors fabricationC.Chauvy, S.Pillot - PVP 2009 - July 26-30, 2009, Prague, Czech Republic | |
| • Toughness problems in steel welded joints during fabrication and service for thick componentsP.Bourges, C.Chauvy, S.Pillot - IIW Graz 2008 | |
Sea water| • New generation high alloyed austenitic stainless steel for seawater systems : UR B66JP. Audouard, JC. Gagnepain, J. Charles - European Workshop on Sea Water Corrosion, Trondheim, Norway, November 1995 | |
| • Comportement des aciers inoxydables spéciaux dans l´eau de mer naturelle ou traitéeM. Verneau, JP. Audouard - Cetim, Nantes, France, 1998 | |
Storage and Transportation| • Duplex stainless steels for chemical and product ship transportationJP. Audouard, C. Dernoncourt, G. Schweitzer, B. Vincent - Duplex Stainless Steels World conference, Venise, Italy, 2000 | |
| • Life cycle cost evaluation of carbon steels, austenitic and duplex stainless steels for storage tanksJ.P Audouard, C. Dernoncourt - Duplex Stainless Steels World conference, Venise, Italy, 2000 | |
| • Duplex stainless steels for tanksJP. Audouard, J. Grocki – NACE 2002, Denver, USA, 2002 | |
| • Duplex stainless steels for chemical tankersS. Jacques, J. Peultier, JC Gagnepain, B. Vincent, X. Wang - 2nd international Duplex conference, Beijing, 22-24 November 2006 | |
Water Industry| • Corrosion resistance of stainless steels in fresh and chlorinated waterJ. Peultier, JP Audouard, I. Chessa, V. Baudu - Journées Techniques COECOR, Biarritz, France, Octobre 2001 | |
| • Using duplex stainless steels to improve the reliability of water pipesJP. Audouard, C. Dernoncourt, J. Peultier - Stainless Steel World America, Houston, USA, 12-14 February 2002 | |
| • Using duplex stainless steel to improve the reliability of water tanksJP Audouard and J. Peultier - STORAGE Conference, Geneva, Switzerland, May 12-13, 2004 | |
| • Influence of acidity and NaOCl concentration on the corrosion resistance of stainless steels in chlorinated waterS. Jacques, J. Peultier, V. Baudu and JP Audouard - CEOCOR Conference, Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg, 30 May - 2 June, 2006 | |
Material specific publicationsMold Steels| • Development of a new prehardened mold steel with improved machining, welding polishing and conducting capacitiesCorre, Le Calvez, Mabelly, Chenou, Beguinot - 5th international Conference on tooling, Leoben, 1999 | |
| • Super Plast: new weldable grades for plastic injection mold steelChenou, Beguinot, Cadiou - International Conference on design and production of Dies and Molds, Istanbul, 1997 | |
Stainless Steels - Clad Plates| • Développement des tôles plaquées pour appareils à pressionL. Coudreuse, J.C. Gagnepain, G. Schweitzer, J. Charles - AFIAP 1998, Paris, France, 1998 | |
| • Production and applications of superaustenitic stainless steels clad platesL. Coudreuse , J.P. Audouard, J. Charles - Eurocorr Conference, London, England, September 10-14, 2000 | |
Stainless Steels - Duplex and super duplex (austenitic-ferritic steels)| • Some duplex applications : test results and practical experienceJ. Charles, M. Verneau, JP. Audouard, S. Demars - Stainless Steel World conference, La Haye, NL, November 16, 1999 | |
| • Progrès dans la mise en œuvre des aciers inoxydables duplex et super duplexB.Bonnefois, O. Gardet, G.Passot - Journées spécialisées du CACEMI, Paris, France, 27 octobre 1999 | |
| • A-TIG welding of the superduplex stainless steel UR 52N+F. Olivier, H. Mourton, B. Bonnefois, G. Passot, G. Saindrenan, R. Saïdov - Duplex Stainless Steels World conference, Venise, Italy, 2000 | |
| • Welding superduplex stainless steels with Ni base filler materials : Innovation in the consumables and industrial experienceB. Bonnefois, J. Charles, L. Coudreuse - Duplex Stainless Steels World conference, Venise, Italy, 2000 | |
| • Fatigue and Corrosion-fatigue behaviour in duplex stainless steelsL. Coudreuse, J. Charles - Duplex Stainless Steels World conference, Venise, Italy, 2000 | |
| • Application of superduplex UR52N+ in chemical industriesM. Verneau, JP Audouard, B. Bonnefois - Duplex Stainless Steels World conference, Venise, Italy, 2000 | |
| • Tungsten addition in superduplex stainless steel: influence on structural stability and propertiesL. Coudreuse, M. Verneau, B. Bonnefois - 4th European Stainless Steel Science & Market, Paris, France, 2002 | |
Stainless Steels - Superaustenitic| • New filler materials for welding high nitrogen superaustenitic stainless steelsB. Bonnefois, R. Cozar, A. Bruyere - Stainless Steel 99 Science & Market Chia Laguna, 1999 | |
| • Some superaustenitic applications : test results and practical experiencesS. Demars, M. Verneau, B. Bonnefois, J. Charles - Stainless Steel World conference, La Haye, NL, November 16, 1999 | |
| • Advanced 6Mo Stainless Steels for Process IndustryJ. Peultier, B. Bonnefois, L. Coudreuse, JP Audouard and P. Soulignac - Corrosion Nace, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, March 28 - April 1, 2004 | |
Stainless Steels - Supermartensitic| • Weldable supermartensitic stainless steels: sulfide stress cracking resistance of welded jointsL. Coudreuse, M. Verneau, C. Lojewski, B. Bonnefois, J.J. Dufrane - Eurocorr Conference,London, England, September 10-14, 2000 | |
Tool Steels| • Milling of hardened tool steels; the influence of different materials and hardnesses on the tool wearGunnarson, Le Calvez - 5th international Conference on tooling, Leoben, 1999 | |
