Plate material
Soldering mate-
rial
Water content
Concentra-
tion (mg/l or
ppm)
Time limits
for analysis
AISI
304
AISI
316
254
SMO
Cop
per
Nick
el
Stai
nles
s
Hydrogen sulphide (H
2
S)
< 0.05
No limit
+
+
+
+
+
> 0.05
+
+
0/-
+
+
Free (aggressive)
Carbon dioxide (CO
2
)
< 5
No limit
+
+
+
+
+
+
5-20
+
+
+
0
+
+
> 20
+
+
+
-
+
+
Overall hardness (°dH)
4.0-8.5
No limit
+
+
+
+
+
+
Nitrate
1)
(NO
3
-
)
< 100
No limit
+
+
+
+
+
+
> 100
+
+
+
0
+
+
Iron
3)
(Fe)
< 0.2
No limit
+
+
+
+
+
+
> 0.2
+
+
+
0
+
+
Aluminium (Al)
< 0.2
No limit
+
+
+
+
+
+
> 0.2
+
+
+
0
+
+
Manganese
3)
(Mn)
< 0.1
No limit
+
+
+
+
+
+
> 0.1
+
+
+
0
+
+
1)
Sulphates and nitrates act as inhibitors for pitting corrosion caused by chlorides in pH-neutral environ-
ments
2)
Generally, a low pH (below 6) increases the risk of corrosion and a high pH (over 7.5) reduces the risk of
corrosion
3)
Fe
3+
and Mn
4+
are strong oxidisers and can increase the risk of local corrosion in stainless steels
SiO
2
over 150 ppm increases the risk of calcification
Chloride content
Highest temperature
60 °C
80 °C
120 °C
130 °C
= 10 ppm
SS 304
SS 304
SS 304
SS 316
= 25 ppm
SS 304
SS 304
SS 316
SS 316
= 50 ppm
SS 304
SS 316
SS 316
Ti / 254 SMO
= 80 ppm
SS 316
SS 316
SS 316
Ti / 254 SMO
= 150 ppm
SS 316
SS 316
Ti / 254 SMO
Ti / 254 SMO
= 300 ppm
SS 316
Ti / 254 SMO
Ti / 254 SMO
Ti / 254 SMO
> 300 ppm
Ti / 254 SMO
Ti / 254 SMO
Ti / 254 SMO
Ti / 254 SMO
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