Abstract
To understand the mechanisms behind chlorine-induced stress corrosion cracking (CISCC) in 304 stainless steel, synchrotron high energy x-rays were used to perform in-situ x-ray microtomography on a pre-cracked sample under load in a corrosive simulated marine environment. The tomography scans showed the crack morphology evolving into a branching crack around the surface of the sample. Finite element analysis and stress intensity analysis are conducted to explain the observed crack branching.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 108687 |
| Journal | Corrosion Science |
| Volume | 170 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Jul 2020 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- 304 Stainless steel
- Chlorine-induced stress corrosion cracking
- In situ tomography
- Stress corrosion
- Synchrotron X-ray