CORROSION MONITORING TECHNIQUE COMPARATIVE FEATURES

COMPARATIVE FEATURES

MONITORING ULTRACORR7 Coupons MICROCOR CORROSOMETER CORRATER Hydroge Quicksand

TECHNIQUE Probes6 & CORROTEMP Probes n Probes
Probes6

Typical Measurement 3 to 6 months 1 to 3 Months < 1 Hour Hours to Days Minutes Hours to < 1 Hour
Period days

Inspection or Inspection On-Line On-Line On-Line On-Line On-Line On-Line

On-Line Method Measurement
Off-Line Analysis

Historical or Real Historical Historical Real Time Real Time Real Time Real Time Real Time
Time Data Capability

PROCESS MEDIA COMPATIBILITY

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Gases Yes Yes Yes No HIC Only Yes

Low & Non-

Conductive Yes Yes Yes Limited4 HIC Only Yes
Liquids Independent Range
of
Medium & High Process Yes Yes Yes Yes4 HIC Only Yes
Conductivity Liquids Fluid -
External
Solids, Soils & Measurement Not Convenient Yes Yes Only with N/A N/A
Concrete conductive
fluid

Typical Max. Process 185F1 1500F 1000F 1000F 300F 500F 1000F
Temp2

Typical Max. Process Independent of 6000 PSI 6000 PSI 6000 PSI 6000 PSI 6000 PSI 6000 PSI
2,3
Pressures Pressure

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 CORROSION MONITORING TECHNIQUE COMPARATIVE FEATURES

CORROSION DETECTION SUITABILITY

MONITORING ULTRACORR7 Coupons MICROCOR7 CORROSOMETER7/ CORRATER7 Hydrogen Quicksand

TECHNIQUE Probes6 CORROTEMP7 Probes6 Probes Probes

Erosion Very Good Good Good Good Not Rec. Not Rec. Excellent

Erosion/Corrosion Very Good Good Excellent Good Poor Not Rec. Good

Pitting Corrosion Very Good Very Good Poor Poor Good Not Rec. Very Good

Crevice Corrosion Not Good Poor Poor Good Not Rec. Poor
Recommended

Microbiological Good Good Poor Poor Poor Not Rec. Not Rec.
Induced Cracking
(HIC)

Hydrogen Induced Good Poor Poor Poor Poor Very Good Not Rec.
Cracking (HIC)

Stress Corrosion Good Good with Not Rec. Not Rec. Not Rec. Not Rec. Not Rec.
Cracking (SCC) & Special Coupons
Sulphide Stress
Cracking (SSC)

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Notes: Not Directly dependent on process temperature
2
Max. Temp and Max. Pressure may not be available at the same time
3
Depends on mounting type
4
See operating range graph in ACORRATER 7 Probe Selection Guide@
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HIC-Hydrogen Induced Cracking
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CORROTEMP7 Probes measure metal loss and temperature

Indicates the only methods suitable for REAL TIME monitoring Indicates the most broadly used on-line method with off-line analysis
of general corrosion for historical data on a broad range of corrosion type

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