Cavitation is a form of erosion caused by the formation and instantaneous collapse of innumerable tiny vapor bubbles. Temperatures approaching the boiling point of the liquid are _________ to result in bubble formation.

Soil corrosion of carbon steel can be minimized through the use of special backfill, coatings and _______.

Fatigue will not occur in carbon steel if stresses are below the:

_________ is the main concern during start-up, shutdown and/or hydro testing for equipment/piping operating at elevated temperatures. This event can also occur in an auto refrigeration event in units processing light hydrocarbons.

Which of the following materials is least affected by atmospheric corrosion?