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Multiple tight fine cracks
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Residual stresses from tube forming combined with caustic from the environment to cause the cracking.
Issue Type:
Cracking » Longitudinal » Not in or near a weldLocations:
SuperheaterBoiler Type:
IndustrialIndustry:
Process/HeatingMechanism:
Stress Corrosion Cracking
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Multiple tight fine cracks