| 摘要 |
A hydrocarbon conversion process wherein austenitic stainless steel portions that are subject to halide stress-corrosion cracking conditions, such as the colder portions of the process equipment including effluent coolers, knockout drums, accumulation drums, and piping low points, are provided with a protective layer having improved halide stress-corrosion cracking resistance. The method comprises applying a metal cladding, plating, paint or other coating to a stressed portion of austenitic stainless steel hydrocarbon conversion process equipment, optionally curing the coated steel to form intermetallic compounds to protect the steel portions; converting hydrocarbons utilizing a halided catalyst or under conditions where a halogen-containing compound is added or evolved or both; and subjecting the protected steel portion to halide stress-corrosion cracking conditions. A preferred coating material comprises tin, and preferably one or more intermetallic layers are provided to at least a portion of an austenitic stainless steel substrate to improve its stress-corrosion cracking resistance.
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