Corrosion, Stress, Wear and Thermal Concerns in Pipe Support

What contributes to pipe support failure—and how have we designed our products to withstand them? Friction at load points, temperature, and improper installation are all covered.

Dangers of Infrastructure Corrosion: A Path to Counter Corrosion

Corrosion is not always visible. Once this internal corrosion begins, decay rapidly spreads leading to structural failure and potential loss of life.
3 Types of Loads that are Damaging Your Piping System

Loads act on piping systems in three main ways: point, distributed, and coupled loading. Never fear! These stresses can be alleviated with pipe supports.
Galvanization: Hot-Dipped vs Electrogalvanized

While the majority of metallic pipe supports are galvanized, there’s more than one form of galvanization. This blog post will demystify galvanization.
Creep aka “Cold Flow” from Mechanical Stress

Creep does not always cause damage, but must be accounted for in high temperature or high stress instances, or when using materials with a low melting point.
Liquid Metal Embrittlement (LME)

Liquid Metal Embrittlement (LME) occurs when normally ductile metals experience a drastic increase in brittleness after exposure to certain liquid metals.
Wear Erosion Types: Adhesive, Abrasive, Fatigue and Failure

Wear is an erosion process that occurs through surface contact. The rate of wear can be affected by stress, temperature, and the type of contact or material.
What is a Pipe Support?

In order for a pipe support to do its job well, engineers have to consider a lot of factors before picking the right pipe support for the task.
Cathodic Protection

Cathodic protection reduces corrosion by connecting a metal surface, the cathode, to a sacrificial anode, which corrodes instead.
When are the considerations for Stainless Steel applications?

Stainless steel will not easily corrode, rust, or stain like carbon steel but is not completely resistant to stains and is vulnerable in certain environments.
Under Pressure: Material Failure Due to Fatigue

Fatigue is the weakening of a material under repeatedly applied loads and can lead to material failure, just like corrosion.
Hydrogen Embrittlement

Hydrogen embrittlement occurs when metals become brittle and may fracture because of the introduction and diffusion of hydrogen into the metal.
The Extreme Costs of Corrosion

How costly is corrosion? The costs of corrosion in the U.S. alone is estimated at $276 billion per year - higher than the GDP of nearly 40 countries.
Video: APP Composite Pipe Supports

Our pipe supports prevent harmful corrosion through the many phases of petroleum storage, processing, energy and chemical production.
Stress Corrosion Cracking: Small Failures That Can Have Big Impact

Stress corrosion cracking (SCC) is a catastrophic form of corrosion that results from a combination of tensile stress and a corrosive environment.
Selective Leaching in Alloys

Selective leaching (also known as dealloying, paring, selective corrosion, or demetalification) is a type of corrosion common in some solid...
Pipe supports: Hold down clamps

VibraTek hold down clamp pipe supports restrain pipe movement in process piping systems, reduce fatigue and extend the life of components.
Passivation and Corrosion

Passivation refers to a process whereby material becomes less affected by the operating environment and is strengthened to preserve its appearance.
Microbially Induced Corrosion

Microbially induced corrosion (MIC) is a type of corrosion that is either directly or indirectly caused by microorganisms, usually chemoautotrophs.
Video: APP CryoTek Pipe Shoe being hit with a 10-pound sledgehammer

APP’s CryoTek Pipe Shoe is hit multiple times with a 10-pound sledgehammer. Result: Besides a few superficial scratches, there are...
Intergranular Corrosion

Intergranular corrosion occurs when the boundaries of the crystals are more susceptible to corrosion than their insides.