Boiler Casing:-
Mild steel plates (low carbon) C, Si, Mn, (Hot finished rolled plates)
Steam Drum:-
Mild steel plates (low carbon) TS-430-490MN/m2 C, Si, Mn (Hot finished)
Fire Row & Gen. Row Tubes:-
Cold drawn seamless (low carbon steel) C, Si, Mn, S, P (cold draw
Superheater Tubes:-
Cr, Mo alloy steel Cr, Mo, C, Si, Mn, Mi (cold finished)
Superheater Tube Support :-
Heat resistant austenitic steel C, Si, Mn, Ni, Cr, P, S (hot finished)
Steam Piping (Superheater range upto 9500F):-
Cr-Mo low carbon alloy steel, C, Si, Mn, P, S, Ni, Cr, Mo (cold finished)
Economiser Tubes:-
Cold drawn seamless steel C, Si, Mn, P (stud resistance welded to tube)
Water Drum:-
Mild steel plates (low carbon) C, Si, Mn (hot finished rolled plate)
Boiler Refractory Materials:-
oxides of aluminium (alumina), silicon (silica), magnesium (magnesia), calcium (lime), Fire clays, Silicon carbide, carbon (graphite), Zirconia etc.
Types of refractory
- Acid materials: clay, silica, quartz, sandstone etc
- Neutral materials: chromite, graphite, plumbag, alumina
- Alkaline or base material: lime, magnesia, zirconia
Composites
- Fire bricks
- Monolithic
- Mouldable
- Plastic chrome ore
- Castable refractory
- Insulating material