Stress Corrosion Cracking and Hydrogen Embrittlement of High-Strength Fasteners

1972 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 796-804 ◽  
Author(s):  
JAMES H. STANLEY
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Embrittlement ◽  
Stress Corrosion ◽  
Stress Corrosion Cracking ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Corrosion Cracking

Investigation of the Mechanism of Stress Corrosion Cracking in High Strength Steels

CORROSION ◽  
1976 ◽  
Vol 32 (11) ◽  
pp. 423-429 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. A. MARICHEV ◽  
I. L. ROSENFELD
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Hydrogen Embrittlement ◽  
Stress Corrosion ◽  
Crack Growth ◽  
Stress Corrosion Cracking ◽  
High Strength Steels ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Corrosion Cracking ◽  
Kinetics Of Formation ◽  
Definition Of

Abstract An analysis is given of the modern outlook on the mechanism of cracking in high strength steel in the case of stress corrosion cracking (SCC). It is shown that numerous experimental data cannot be interpreted in terms of hydrogen embrittlement when it is considered as the only mechanism of crack growth. A phenomenon is described of multiple effects of cathodic polarization on the rate of crack growth in cracking of high strength steels. A new mechanism of SCC is suggested, whose main feature is found in that it not only allows for, but is in fact based upon the possibility of SCC of high strength steels by several mechanisms: local anodic dissolution, hydrogen embrittlement, and adsorption strength reduction. The mechanism entails alternation of rate-limiting processes, depending on various metallurgical and electrochemical factors, and on crack growth rate, which affect the kinetics of formation of barrier layers at the crack tip. A definition of critical growth rate is introduced, which is then investigated as function of a number of factors.

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