14. Stress Corrosion Cracking

  1. R. Winston Revie
  1. R. N. Parkins

Published Online: 19 APR 2011

DOI: 10.1002/9780470872864.ch14

Book Title

Uhlig's Corrosion Handbook, Third Edition

Uhlig's Corrosion Handbook, Third Edition

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How to Cite

Parkins, R. N. (2011) Stress Corrosion Cracking, in Uhlig's Corrosion Handbook, Third Edition (ed R. W. Revie), John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA. doi: 10.1002/9780470872864.ch14

Editor Information

  1. CANMET Materials Technology Laboratory, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Author Information

  1. University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 19 APR 2011
  2. Published Print: 28 MAR 2011

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780470080320

Online ISBN: 9780470872864

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Keywords:

  • stress corrosion cracking (SCC) - metals and alloys subjected to tensile stresses, cracks that would not occur in the absence of controlling parameters;
  • role of stress in SCC, or stress intensity factor - in precracked specimens, and time to failure in a given system;
  • approaches to SCC control - and metallurgical approaches

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Introduction

  • Environmental conditions for SCC

  • Role of stress in SCC

  • Prevention and control of SCC

  • References

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