High-Alloy and Corrosion-Resistant Vessels
High Alloy &
Corrosion-Resistant Vessels
Clad metal, two or more dissimilar metals bonded together, is important for many of the world’s essential industries. Metals, including steel, stainless steel, aluminum alloys, copper alloys, nickel alloys and superalloys, titanium, zirconium, and tantalum, often have considerably different properties and, when joined, can achieve functional benefits unachievable by a single metal. When fabricators understand the value and complexities of fabricating clad, they can offer customers reliable equipment with the desirable characteristics of more expensive metals and the protective and affordable characteristics of others.
How Bishopric Fabricates High Alloy & Corrosion-Resistant Vessels
When clad metals are called for, we can fabricate vessels from explosive bonded clad materials. The key to our success in fabricating clad products is a proprietary process that eliminates the requirement to strip back the cladder from the weld joint while achieving the proper chemistry required for corrosion resistance. This compliant weld in the base metal is performed without the requirement for additional, complex production steps.
- Combined 985,000 square feet of fabrication space
- 14 acres of outdoor assembly area in Natchez
- Deepwater loading port right on the Mississippi River
- 1,000,000 pound lift capacity using specialized equipment
- External vessel jackets to reduce heat load
- Internal coils, baffles, and bundles to support heat transfer
- Specialized welding techniques to ensure quality and safety
- Automated welding technology to maximize productivity