Stress Corrosion Cracking

The problem of stress corrosion cracking (SCC), which causes sudden failure of metals and other materials subjected to stress in corrosive environment(s), has a significant impact on a number of sectors including the oil and gas industries and nuclear power production. Stress corrosion cracking reviews the fundamentals of the phenomenon as well as examining stress corrosion behaviour in specific materials and particular industries.

The book is divided into four parts. Part one covers the mechanisms of SCC and hydrogen embrittlement, while the focus of part two is on methods of testing for SCC in metals. Chapters in part three each review the phenomenon with reference to a specific material, with a variety of metals, alloys and composites discussed, including steels, titanium alloys and polymer composites. In part four, the effect of SCC in various industries is examined, with chapters covering subjects such as aerospace engineering, nuclear reactors, utilities and pipelines.

With its distinguished editors and international team of contributors, Stress corrosion cracking is an essential reference for engineers and designers working with metals, alloys and polymers, and will be an invaluable tool for any industries in which metallic components are exposed to tension, corrosive environments at ambient and high temperatures.

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Prof. V.S Raja received his doctorate from the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore in 1987, then joined the faculty at the Indian Institute of Technology in Bombay, where he is now the Institute Chair Professor in the Department of Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science. His research focuses broadly on the field of corrosion. He worked as a guest researcher at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, as a Visiting Professor at the University of Nevada in the United States, and as a Guest Scientist at GKSS in Germany and Tohoku University in Japan. He is currently working on numerous corrosion-related challenges in Canada, France, Australia, Belgium, and the Netherlands.

He is a member of the CSIR and DRDO laboratories' Research Councils, and he sat on the NACE international research committee from 2009 to 2013. He has garnered multiple national accolades and is a NACE fellow as a result of his efforts. Tetsuo Shoji is Professor at the Fracture and Reliability Research Institute at Tohoku University, Japan.**

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Foreword

Preface

Part I: Fundamental aspects of stress corrosion cracking (SCC) and hydrogen embrittlement

Chapter 1: Mechanistic and fractographic aspects of stress-corrosion cracking (SCC)

Abstract:

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Quantitative measures of stress-corrosion cracking (SCC)

1.3 Basic phenomenology of stress-corrosion cracking (SCC)

1.4 Metallurgical variables affecting stress-corrosion cracking (SCC)

1.5 Environmental variables affecting stress-corrosion cracking (SCC)

1.6 Surface-science observations

1.7 Proposed mechanisms of stress-corrosion cracking (SCC)

1.8 Determining the viability and applicability of stress-corrosion cracking (SCC) mechanisms

1.9 Transgranular stress-corrosion cracking (T-SCC) in model systems

1.10 Intergranular stress-corrosion cracking (I-SCC) in model systems

1.11 Stress-corrosion cracking (SCC) in some commercial alloys

1.12 General discussion of stress-corrosion cracking (SCC) mechanisms

1.13 Conclusions

1.14 Acknowledgements

Chapter 2: Hydrogen embrittlement (HE) phenomena and mechanisms

Abstract:

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Proposed mechanisms of hydrogen embrittlement (HE) and supporting evidence

2.3 Relative contributions of various mechanisms for different fracture modes

2.4 General comments

2.5 Conclusions

Part II: Test methods for determining stress corrosion cracking (SCC) susceptibilities

Chapter 3: Testing and evaluation methods for stress corrosion cracking (SCC) in metals

Abstract:

3.1 Introduction

3.2 General aspects of stress corrosion cracking (SCC) testing

3.3 Smooth specimens

3.4 Pre-cracked specimens - the fracture mechanics approach to stress corrosion cracking (SCC)

3.5 The elastic-plastic fracture mechanics approach to stress corrosion cracking (SCC)

3.6 The use of stress corrosion cracking (SCC) data

3.7 Standards and procedures for stress corrosion cracking (SCC) testing

3.8 Future trends

Part III: Stress corrosion cracking (SCC) in specific materials

Chapter 4: Stress corrosion cracking (SCC) in low and medium strength carbon steels

Abstract:

4.1 Introduction

4.2 Dissolution-dominated stress corrosion cracking (SCC)

4.3 Hydrogen embrittlement-dominated stress corrosion cracking (SCC)

4.4 Conclusions

Chapter 5: Stress corrosion cracking (SCC) in stainless steels

Abstract:

5.1 Introduction to stainless steels

5.2 Introduction to stress corrosion cracking (SCC) of stainless steels

5.3 Environments causing stress corrosion cracking (SCC)

5.4 Effect of chemical composition on stress corrosion cracking (SCC)

5.5 Microstructure and stress corrosion cracking (SCC)

5.6 Nature of the grain boundary and stress corrosion cracking (SCC)

5.7 Residual stress and stress corrosion cracking (SCC)

5.8 Surface finishing and stress corrosion cracking (SCC)

5.9 Other fabrication techniques and stress corrosion cracking (SCC)

5.10 Controlling stress corrosion cracking (SCC)

5.11 Sources of further information

5.12 Conclusions

Chapter 6: Factors affecting stress corrosion cracking (SCC) and fundamental mechanistic understanding of stainless steels

Abstract:

6.1 Introduction

6.2 Metallurgical/material factors

6.3 Environmental factors

6.4 Mechanical factors

6.5 Elemental mechanism and synergistic effects for complex stress corrosion cracking (SCC) systems

6.6 Typical components and materials used in ressurized water reactors (PWR) and boiling Water reactors (BWR)

Chapter 7: Stress corrosion cracking (SCC) of nickel-based alloys

Abstract:

7.1 Introduction

7.2 The fa