A Jacobs Company

Sulphuric Acid Plant Equipment

CIRAMET austenitic stainless steels are a family
special steels whose use has been developed by
Chemetics for the critical components of the
Chemetics
Anodically
Protected
Seawater
Sulphuric Acid Coolers.
Developed
from
the
extensive
operating
experience gained from Chemetics seawater acid
coolers in service since 1971 and exhaustive inhouse testing and ongoing pilot plant projects, the
specifications for CIRAMET alloys have produced
a family of materials custom designed for the
critical seawater cooling applications.
Manufactured by the latest steel making
processes, the chemistry of the alloys has been
tailored to Chemetics exacting specifications to
optimize pitting & crevice corrosion performance
characteristics required for this most severe
service while retaining the required corrosion
performance in hot sulphuric acid.

CIRAMET tubing is manufactured from strip which

is converted on a state of the art automatic welding
line where frequent stringent quality control checks
and regular production sampling, performed at
every stage of the process, ensure a finished
product of the highest possible quality. The weld in
the tubing is mechanically worked prior to carefully
controlled annealing and finishing operations. This
series of exacting procedures, all carried out under
the strictest quality control standards, assures the
virtual elimination of defects while producing a bore
finish of superior quality.
All tubes are 100% eddy current tested and under
water air tested before visual and strict corrosion
tests are performed. Only then are the tubes
qualified for use in Chemetics Seawater Acid
Coolers.

Nominal Composition of CIRAMET

Element
Chromium
Nickel
Molybdenum
Iron and other
alloying elements

Weight %
20
18 -25
4-6
Balance

The most critical component of a seawater acid

cooler is the tubing which is required to operate at
elevated metal temperatures. For this severe
service Chemetics has developed proprietary
tubing specifications which far exceed those of
regular commercially produced tubing.
CIRAMET is a Registered Trademark of
Chemetics Inc.

Chemetics
A Jacobs Company
2001 Clements Road, Pickering, Ontario. L1W 4C2
Tel +1 905 619 5200 Fax +1 905 619 5347 www.jacobs.com

Seawater Acid Coolers awaiting shipment from

Chemetics factory in Toronto.

The
combination
of
Chemetics
exacting
specifications, advanced heat exchanger design
techniques,
specially
developed
fabrication
procedures and an intensive quality control
programme produce an acid cooler of the highest
quality required for the arduous duty of cooling hot
sulphuric acid with aggressive saline water.
Over 135 Chemetics Seawater Cooled Sulphuric
Acid Coolers are currently in service in over 15
countries around the world.

2012 Chemetics Inc.