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2. 2 One Easy Spec Eliminates Scale And Corrosion Failures

3. 3 Created By..…………………………..OUTOKUMPU STAINLESS Outokumpu,Sweden Alloy……………………………………….LDX-2101 Available From……………………….Sandmeyer Steel Co. Philadelphia,PA. Available Since……………………….April 2006

4. 316L AquaPLEX Microscopic Images of AquaPLEX and 316L Stainless 4

5. Microscopic Image Of 316L 5

6. 316L Stainless Steel Chloride Stress Cracking in 316L Microscopic Image of Chloride Stress Cracking 20 ppm Chloride 80 ° F 6

7. Pickling And Passivation Process Restores Ferritic Structure Acid bath @ 1 pH (Total Immersion) Heat Affected Zone 7 Activates Chromium Oxide Barrier

8. 8 $300 BILLION Annual Cost of Corrosion Drinking Water and Sewer Systems

9. 9 * Per AGA 2000 Statistics Type Years (Av.) Residential Commercial 9 * 7 COMMERCIAL WATER HEATERS New Construction 15,723 Replacement 62,891 *** REPLACEMENTS PER DAY……………………………………………………… 172 172 ** AHRI 2010 Statistics *** Industry claims 80% are for replacement market Annual Unit Sales 78,614 **

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11. OXYGEN Friend or Foe? Oxygen is a corrosion catalyst for Metals. Oxygen INHIBITS Corrosion in Aqua-Plex. Carbon Steel Copper 316L Stainless 11

12. Why is Oxygen Good For AquaPLEX Oxygen Sustains The Chromium Oxide Barrier. 12

13. Acid bath @ 1 pH (Total Immersion) Activates Chromium Oxide Barrier 13 Pickling And Passivation Process

14. 190 ° F Water 5.0 PH 650 PPM Chloride Multiple Cycles How we Know it Works 14

15. This is Why It Works Chromium Oxide Barrier Sustained By Oxygen Impervious To Chloride Stress Cracking Proven Tensile And Yield Advantages 15

16. 16 AquaPLEX Carbon Steel GRADE A36 TENSILE YIELD PSI PSI 100,946 69,328 58,00036,000

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18. 18 FAILURES

19. 19 Tricon AquaPLEX Water Heater 1800 F Flu Gas Exiting Burner ° Max Fire Side 550 F ° AquaPLEX 885 F °

20. 20 1800 ° F 550 ° F

21. 21 ROBOTIC WELDING

22. 22 DURAWATT ELECTRIC TURBOPOWER 99 TURBOPOWER POWER VT PLUS QUICKDRAW STEAM TRICON MAXIM 3 STORAGE TANKS

23. 23 THE RECIPE FOR SUCCESS FERRITIC (400 Series) TENSILE 100,946 PSI 21% CHROMIUM AUSTENITIC (300 Series) YIELD 69,328 PSI 885 °F MEAN TEMPERATURE