A Midwest battery maker stopped replacing stainless steel conveying parts every few months.
The conveyed material attacked stainless steel from the inside.
The answer was a dense ceramic bore in a stainless shell
A lithium battery manufacturer in the US Midwest replaced stainless steel pipes and elbows that failed every few months with CeraLine elbows and spools lined with InVinCer reaction bonded silicon carbide. The ceramic lined parts, set in custom 304 stainless steel bodies with custom flanges, lasted more than one year, even in the most aggressive sections of the conveying system.
The plant transports highly corrosive materials for battery formulations through its production process. Stainless steel pipes and elbows in that line failed and had to be replaced every few months.
Each replacement cost parts and labor and interrupted the production schedule. Elbows, where the flow turns and hits the wall, were the weakest points.
Stainless steel lost here because the conveyed material attacked it chemically, so the fix was a bore the material cannot react with, not a harder metal.
Blasch's material engineers analyzed the existing system and the failed parts to find the cause of the failures before choosing a material. The result was a smooth bore, fully dense ceramic liner to keep chemical attack to a minimum.
| What | Before | With CeraLine |
|---|---|---|
| Component life | several months | more than one year |
| Where | stainless steel pipes and elbows | lined elbows and spools, including the most aggressive sections |
Fewer line openings for part changes, lower maintenance cost and fewer interruptions of production.
One piece cast liners in elbows, spools, tees and reducers, set into a steel body.
Ceramic parts for conveying, calcining and firing battery materials.
A complete CeraLine piping system for a US chemical manufacturer.
No. CeraLine is a cast ceramic liner, one piece per part, set into a steel body. Nothing is sprayed or coated onto the steel.
The plant needed a dense material that resists chemical attack from the conveyed product. InVinCer RB is fully dense and was chosen for that load.
No. The lined parts were built in 304 stainless steel with custom flanges to fit the existing line.
Tell us what the line carries, the pipe size and how long parts last today. A Blasch engineer suggests a liner material and a body that fits your flanges.
