Mechanism of chlorine-induced stress corrosion cracking of two 304 SS heats in simulated marine environment through in situ X-ray tomography and diffraction: Role of deformation induced martensite and crack branching

Schoell, Ryan; Xi, Li; Zhao, Yuchen; Wu, Xin; Hong, Yu; Yu, Zhenzhen; Kenesei, Peter; Almer, Jonathan; Shayer, Zeev; Kaoumi, Djamel

doi:10.1016/j.matchar.2022.112020

Mechanism of chlorine-induced stress corrosion cracking of two 304 SS heats in simulated marine environment through in situ X-ray tomography and diffraction: Role of deformation induced martensite and crack branching

Journal Article · Thu Jun 02 00:00:00 EDT 2022 · Materials Characterization

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchar.2022.112020· OSTI ID:1908138

Schoell, Ryan ^[1]; Xi, Li ^[1]; Zhao, Yuchen ^[1]; Wu, Xin ^[2]; Hong, Yu ^[2]; Yu, Zhenzhen ^[2]; Kenesei, Peter ^[3]; Almer, Jonathan ^[3]; Shayer, Zeev ^[2]; Kaoumi, Djamel ^[1]

North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC (United States)
Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO (United States)
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Advanced Photon Source (APS)

In this work, In-situ synchrotron x-ray tomography and diffraction experiments were conducted on two heats of 304SS undergoing chlorine-induced stress-corrosion-cracking (CISCC) in a simulated marine environment. The role of deformation induced martensite on CISCC was investigated through diffraction analysis where no significant amount of martensite was found to form during CISCC, indicating that it may not play a significant role in affecting the process. Tomography combined with stress-intensity analysis revealed the influence of stress-intensity on branching types with single crack growth, micro-branching, and macro-branching. Post experimental electron microscopy characterization revealed the presence of FeCl₂, CrCl₂, and NiCl₂·6H₂O compounds at the crack, which infers a dissolution mechanism during the experiment. A dissolution mechanism highlighting the synergy between stress and corrosion was proposed to explain chlorine-induced stress-corrosion-cracking and crack branching.

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE; USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE), Nuclear Energy University Program (NEUP); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357; NE0008442

OSTI ID:: 1908138

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1875301

Journal Information:: Materials Characterization, Journal Name: Materials Characterization Vol. 190; ISSN 1044-5803

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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