scholarly journals Stress Corrosion Cracking in an Extruded Cu-Free Al-Zn-Mg Alloy

Metals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 1194
Author(s):  
Adrian Lervik ◽  
John C. Walmsley ◽  
Lars Lodgaard ◽  
Calin D. Marioara ◽  
Roy Johnsen ◽  
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Stress corrosion cracking (SCC) in Cu-free Al-Zn-Mg (7xxx) aluminium alloys limits its use in many applications. In this work, we study in detail the microstructure of a peak and slightly overaged condition in an AA7003 alloy using transmission- and scanning electron microscopy in order to provide a comprehensive understanding of the microstructural features related to SCC. The SCC properties have been assessed using the double cantilever beam method and slow strain rate tensile tests. Grain boundary particles, precipitate free zones, and matrix precipitates have been studied. A difference in the SCC properties is established between the two ageing conditions. The dominating difference is the size and orientation of the hardening phases. Possible explanations correlating the microstructure and SCC properties are discussed.

2008 ◽  
Vol 32 ◽  
pp. 79-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao Ji Li ◽  
Jian Qiu Wang ◽  
En Hou Han ◽  
Wei Ke

The influence of fluoride on stress corrosion cracking (SCC) of NiTi orthodontic wires was investigated using slow strain rate test (SSRT) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The results indicated that fluoride significantly accelerated the stress corrosion cracking of NiTi orthodontic wires. The fractographies of NiTi orthodontic wires exhibited striation pattern.


2010 ◽  
Vol 146-147 ◽  
pp. 920-925 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuan Cheng ◽  
Hong Ying Yu ◽  
Li Xin Zhang ◽  
Ying Wang ◽  
Xu Meng ◽  
...  

The stress corrosion cracking susceptibility of X80 pipeline steel was investigated in a simulated soil solution using slow strain rate tensile (SSRT) tests. The different potentials were applied in the tests. The fracture surfaces were observed using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The X80 steel was susceptible to SCC in simulated solution. The SCC susceptibility had no apparent change with the anodic potentials applied. The fracture mechanism was anodic dissolution. However, the SCC susceptibility increased with the decrease of the cathodic potentials obviously. The cracking was induced by the Hydrogen diffusing into the metal.


Metalurgi ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 123
Author(s):  
D.N. Adnyana

A number of cage superheater tubes of a newly built steam boiler have been leaking during boiler’s first start-up commissioning. Leaking occurred when the boiler had just reached a pressure of 23.7 barg and temperature 4050 C from the intended operating pressure of 53 barg and temperature of 4850C. Type of failure and factors that may have caused the leakage of the cage superheater tube are discussed in this paper. The metallurgical assessment was conducted by preparing a number of specimens from the as received leaked cage superheater tube. Various laboratory examinations were performed including macroscopic examination, chemical composition analysis, metallographic examination, hardness test and SEM (scanning electron microscopy) examination equipped with EDS (energy dispersive spectroscopy) analysis. Results of the metallurgical assessment obtained show that the leaked cage superheater tubes have been experiencing stress-corrosion cracking (SCC) caused by the combined effect of corrosion and tensile stress. The corrosion agent that may have been responsible for the occurrence of SCC in the tube was mostly due to caustic sodium (Na) and other elements in a lesser extent such as Ca, Cl, S and P.AbstrakSejumlah pipa penukar panas lanjut pada sebuah ketel uap yang baru dibangun diketemukan bocor selama operasi komisioning yang pertama. Kebocoran terjadi ketika ketel uap baru saja mencapai tekanan 23,7 barg dan temperatur 405 °C dari tekanan dan temperatur operasi yang direncanakan yaitu 53 barg dan 485 °C. Dalam makalah ini dibahas jenis kerusakan dan faktor-faktor yang kemungkinan telah menyebabkan terjadinya kebocoran pada pipa penukar panas lanjut tersebut. Penelitian/pengujian metalurgi telah dilakukan dengan mempersiapkan sejumlah benda uji yang diperoleh dari salah satu potongan pipa yang bocor tersebut. Berbagai pengujian laboratorium telah dilakukan meliputi: uji makro, analisa komposisi kimia, uji metalografi, uji kekerasan dan uji SEM (scanning electron microscopy) yang dilengkapi dengan analisis EDS (energy dispersive spectroscopy). Hasil penelitian/pengujian metalurgi yang diperoleh menunjukkan bahwa pipa penukar panas lanjut yang bocor tersebut telah mengalami retak korosi tegangan yang disebabkan oleh efek kombinasi antara korosi dan tegangan tarik. Unsur korosif yang kemungkinan dapat menimbulkan terjadinya retak korosi tegangan pada pipa penukar panas lanjut adalah kaustik sodium (Na) dan elemen-elemen lainnya pada tingkatan yang relatif rendah seperti Ca, Cl, S dan P. 


2015 ◽  
Vol 33 (6) ◽  
pp. 443-454 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy L. Burnett ◽  
N.J. Henry Holroyd ◽  
Geoffrey M. Scamans ◽  
Xiaorong Zhou ◽  
George E. Thompson ◽  
...  

AbstractStress corrosion cracks of all types are characterised by extensive crack branching, and this is frequently used as the key failure analysis characteristic to identify this type of cracking. For aluminium alloys, stress corrosion cracking (SCC) is almost exclusively an intergranular failure mechanism. For plate and extruded components, this had led to the development of test procedures using double cantilever beam and compact tension precracked specimens that rely on the pancake grain shape to constrain cracking, so that fracture mechanics can be applied to the analysis of stress intensity and crack velocity and the evolution of a characteristic performance curve. We have used X-ray computed tomography to examine in detail SCC in aluminium alloys in three dimensions for the first time. We have found that crack branching limits the stress intensity at the crack tip as the applied stress is shared amongst a number of cracks that are held together by uncracked ligaments. We propose that the plateau region observed in the v-K curve is an artefact due to crack branching, and at the crack tips of the many crack branches, cracking essentially occurs at constant K almost irrespective of the crack length. We have amplified the crack branching effect by examining a sample where the long axis of the pancake grains was inclined to the applied stressing direction. Our results have profound implications for the future use of precracked specimens for SCC susceptibility testing and the interpretation of results from these tests.


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