| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
Materials Science & Technology 2019
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| Symposium
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Failure Analysis: Industry Specific Failures
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| Presentation Title |
Oil Heater Tube Failure due to Excessive Unintended Carburization |
| Author(s) |
David S. Williams |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
David S. Williams |
| Abstract Scope |
Flow of oil in an oil heater separated into four tube passes. One of the tubes experienced excessive heating of oil in the tube. Overheating of the oil resulted in carburization of the steel in the tube with consequent embrittlement. A fracture of the tube took place at the point of embrittlement and a fire was ignited. |