A small metallic particle that had contaminated a product line was brought to SI’s Materials Laboratory for analysis. The goal…

Increasingly A Safety Concern as Coal Plants Cycle It is well known that conventional coal-fired utility boilers are cycling more…

SH/RH Fireside Corrosion in Conventional Coal Fired Boilers Superheater/reheater fireside corrosion is also known as coal ash corrosion in coal…

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Determining a course of action once in-service damage is discovered often requires applying a multi-disciplinary approach that utilizes Nondestructive Examination…

As plants age, the need for inspection for service related damage to ensure unit reliability increases. There are several approaches…

By: Wendy Weiss, Tony Studer, P.E. While hydrogen damage is most often associated with severe gouging on the internal surface…

In the world of metallurgical failure analysis, areas of interest on broken parts can be colorful or drab, three-dimensional or…

By: Tony Studer Flexible metal hoses exist in numerous configurations, lengths, and diameters and have found a wide range of…

By: Tony Studer Slag consists of molten, partially fused or re-solidified deposits on furnace walls and other surfaces exposed to…

By: Wendy Weiss Structural Integrity Associates, Inc. (SI) was asked to examine a section of a burner gas ring from…

By: Amanda Robinson, Tony Studer Modern nickel-iron superalloys have enabled certain high pressure components, such as gas turbine blades, turbine…