316 Stainless Steel Instrument Tube Fittings on 6Mo Tube

Solutions for the Safe Connection of Instrumentation Tubing in Corrosive Environments

Increasingly, process control instrumentation solutions are being applied in ever more hostile environments. As a result, there has been a corresponding increase in the reported incidence of external corrosion to 316 stainless steel instrumentation tubing systems.

Most of the investigations so far focus on pitting and crevice corrosion on 316 tubing close to tube clamps or surface contamination on the outside of the tubing such a weld splatter.

As a result of these investigations many end users are now selecting 6MO tubing to replace 316 for their offshore corrosive environments to extend the service life of equipment and to increase the safety.

This guide has been written to help users make well-judged decisions on the right material selection for their particular application including cost of ownership.