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Sulfide stress corrosion cracking is affected by factors including
1. Metal chemical composition, strength, heat treatment, microstructure
2. Hydrogen ion concentration (pH) of the environment
3. H2S concentration and total pressure
4. Total tensile stress
5. time
MR0175 shall apply to conditions containing water as a liquid and H2S exceeding the limits defined
below. It should be noted that highly susceptible materials may fail in less severe environment
NACE MR0175 is applicable When the partial pressure of H2S in a wet (water as a liquid) gas phase of a
gas, gas condensate, or crude oil system is equal to or exceeds 0.0003 MPa abs (0.05 psia).
MR0175 need not apply (the user shall determine) when the following conditions exist:
1. Low‐pressure gas ‐ When the total pressure is less than 0.4 MPa abs (65 psia)
2. Low‐pressure oil and gas multiphase systems ‐ When the total pressure is less than 1.8 MPa
abs (265 psia), the maximum gas:oil ratio (SCF:bbl) is 5,000 or less, and the H2S content is
less than 15 mol% and the H2S partial pressure is less than 0.07 MPa abs (IO psia).
MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS
Ferrous Metals
All carbon and low alloy steels are acceptable at 22 HRC maximum hardness provided
1. Contain less than 1% nickel
2. Metal must be thermally stress relieved following cold deforming by rolling, cold forging or
another manufacturing process that results in fiber deformation greater than 5% . Thermal
stress relief shall be performed in accordance with ASME Sec VIII Div 1, except that the
minimum stress relief temperature shall be 595 deg C. The components shall have a hardness of
22 HRC maximum
3. Free machining steels shall not be used
4. Fabrication requirements in section 5 shall be followed
5. Are used in one of the following heat treated condition
a. Hot rolled ( carbon steel only)
b. Annealed
c. Normalized
d. Normalized and tempered
e. Normalized, austenitized, quenched and tempered
f. Austenitzed, quenched and tempered
Forgings produced in ASTM A 105 are acceptable provided the hardness does not exceed 187 BHN
Austenitic stainless steels with chemical composition in accordance with table 3, either cast or wrought
are acceptable at a hardness of 22 HRC maximum in annealed condition, provided they are free of cold
work designed to enhance their mechanical properties. Refer to various requirements for Austenitic
stainless steels stated in section 3.5
Ferritic stainless steels are acceptable at a hardness of 22 HRC maximum in annealed condition and shall
meet fabrication criteria of section 5. Acceptable steels grades are listed in table 3
Martensitic stainless steels, as listed in Table 3, either cast or wrought, are acceptable at 22 HRC
maximum hardness provided they are heat treated in accordance with Paragraph 3.7.1.1 and meet the
criteria of Section 5. Martensitic stainless steels that are in accordance with this standard have provided
satisfactory field service in some sour environments. These materials may, however, exhibit threshold
stress levels in NACE Standard TM0177 that are lower than those for other materials included in this
standard. For details refer Section 3.7.
Tubular products listed in Table 5 with specified minimum yield strength of 360 MPa (52 ksi) or less and
pressure vessel steels classified as P‐No 1, Group 1 or 2, in Section 9 of the ASME Code and listed in
Table 5 meet the requirements of Paragraph 5.3.1 in the as‐welded condition.
Welding procedure qualifications, in accordance with AWS, API, ASME, or other appropriate
specifications, shall be petformed on any welding procedure that is used.