The failure of industrial boiler has been a prominent feature in fossil fuel power plants.
The contribution of one or several factors appears to be responsible for failures,
culminating in the partial or complete shut down of the plant resulting in heavy losses
in industrial production and disruption to civil amenities. The use of inferior tube
materials, use of high sulfur or/and vanadium containing fuels, exceeding the design
limit of temperature and pressure during operation, poor maintenance and aging are
some of the factors which have a detrimental effect on the performance of materials of
construction.