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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2011
Changmin Chun, Annandale, NJ (US);
D. Samuel Deutsch, Flemington, NJ (US);
James E. Feather, Fairfax, VA (US);
Jeffrey P. Jones, Houston, TX (US);
David B. Spicer, Houston, TX (US);
ChangMin Chun, Annandale, NJ (US);
D. Samuel Deutsch, Flemington, NJ (US);
James E. Feather, Fairfax, VA (US);
Jeffrey P. Jones, Houston, TX (US);
David B. Spicer, Houston, TX (US);
ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company, Annandale, NJ (US);
Abstract
Provided is a bimetallic tube for transport of hydrocarbon feedstocks in a petrochemical process unit and/or refinery process unit, including: i) an outer tube layer being formed from a steam cracker alloy including at least 18.0 wt. % Cr and at least 10.0 wt. % Ni; ii) an inner tube layer being formed from an alumina forming bulk alloy including 5.0 to 10.0 wt. % of Al, 18.0 wt. % to 25.0 wt. % Cr, less than 0.5 wt. % Si, and at least 35.0 wt. % Fe with the balance being Ni, wherein the inner tube layer is formed plasma powder welding the alumina forming bulk alloy on the inner surface of the outer tube layer; and iii) an oxide layer formed on the surface of the inner tube layer, wherein the oxide layer is substantially comprised of alumina, chromia, silica, mullite, spinels, or mixtures thereof.