77. Testing for Environmentally Assisted Cracking

  1. R. Winston Revie
  1. R. D. Kane

Published Online: 19 APR 2011

DOI: 10.1002/9780470872864.ch77

Book Title

Uhlig's Corrosion Handbook, Third Edition

Uhlig's Corrosion Handbook, Third Edition

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How to Cite

Kane, R. D. (2011) Testing for Environmentally Assisted Cracking, in Uhlig's Corrosion Handbook, Third Edition (ed R. W. Revie), John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA. doi: 10.1002/9780470872864.ch77

Editor Information

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

Author Information

  1. iCorrosion LLC, Houston, Texas, USA

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:

  • testing for environmentally assisted cracking (EAC) - evaluation of compatibility between material and environment, conditions of applied or residual stress;
  • constant-load/deflection techniques - and tension tests;
  • fracture mechanics tests, and techniques - effects of metallurgical or environmental variables on EAC, with a sharp crack

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Introduction

  • Background

  • Constant-load/deflection techniques

  • Dynamic tests

  • Fracture mechanics tests

  • Definition of laboratory test environments for EAC evaluation

  • Summary

  • References

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