{"dataset":"Chloride Resistance Ranking Dataset","id":"chloride-resistance","description":"Valve materials ranked by mean compatibility across chloride-bearing fluids (seawater, brine, chlorine, hypochlorite, HCl and more).","publisher":"Vajra Industrial Solutions","publisherUrl":"https://www.vajravyuh.com","sourcePage":"https://www.vajravyuh.com/resources/chloride-resistance-ranking","downloadUrl":"https://www.vajravyuh.com/data/chloride-resistance.json","license":"Free to use with attribution to Vajra Industrial Solutions (vajravyuh.com)","citation":"Vajra Valve Data Commons - Chloride Resistance Ranking, Vajra Industrial Solutions, vajravyuh.com/data","disclaimer":"Engineering reference data for valve service; indicative only. Ratings and limits depend on concentration, temperature and service conditions. Verify against the governing standard and a qualified engineer before procurement.","recordDescription":"One record per ranked material with per-fluid ratings, mean score and tier.","fields":["rank","material","tier","meanScore","fluidsRated","ratings{fluidSlug: rating}"],"recordCount":5,"records":[{"rank":1,"material":"Hastelloy C-276","tier":"Top","meanScore":3.75,"fluidsRated":4,"ratings":{"chlorine":"Excellent","chlorine-dioxide":"Good","hydrochloric-acid":"Excellent","sodium-hypochlorite":"Excellent"}},{"rank":2,"material":"Titanium","tier":"Top","meanScore":3.4,"fluidsRated":5,"ratings":{"brine":"Excellent","chlorine":"Poor","chlorine-dioxide":"Excellent","seawater":"Excellent","sodium-hypochlorite":"Excellent"}},{"rank":3,"material":"Duplex 2205","tier":"Marginal","meanScore":2,"fluidsRated":3,"ratings":{"brine":"Good","hydrochloric-acid":"Not Recommended","seawater":"Good"}},{"rank":4,"material":"SS 316L","tier":"Marginal","meanScore":1.86,"fluidsRated":7,"ratings":{"brine":"Fair","chlorine":"Fair","chlorine-dioxide":"Poor","cooling-water":"Excellent","hydrochloric-acid":"Not Recommended","seawater":"Fair","sodium-hypochlorite":"Fair"}},{"rank":5,"material":"Carbon Steel","tier":"Avoid","meanScore":1.14,"fluidsRated":7,"ratings":{"brine":"Poor","chlorine":"Good","chlorine-dioxide":"Not Recommended","cooling-water":"Good","hydrochloric-acid":"Not Recommended","seawater":"Poor","sodium-hypochlorite":"Not Recommended"}}],"chlorideFluids":[{"slug":"brine","name":"Brine / Sodium Chloride Solution"},{"slug":"chlorine","name":"Chlorine (Cl₂)"},{"slug":"chlorine-dioxide","name":"Chlorine Dioxide (ClO₂)"},{"slug":"cooling-water","name":"Cooling Water"},{"slug":"hydrochloric-acid","name":"Hydrochloric Acid (HCl)"},{"slug":"seawater","name":"Seawater"},{"slug":"sodium-hypochlorite","name":"Sodium Hypochlorite (NaOCl - Bleach)"}],"methodology":"Mean of real compatibility ratings (Excellent=4 .. Not Recommended=0) across the chloride-bearing fluids each material has data for; only materials with >= 3 chloride data points are ranked. A transparent average of qualitative ratings - not a measured corrosion rate."}