Susceptibility of sensitized type 304 stainless steel to intergranular stress corrosion cracking in simulated boiling-water reactor environments
- Toshiba Corp., Yokohama (Japan)
- Hitachi Ltd., Hitachi, Ibaraki (Japan). Hitachi Research Lab.
- Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc., Yokohama (Japan). Power Engineering Research and Development Center
Slow strain rate tests (SSRT) were conducted to evaluate the mitigating effect of hydrogen water chemistry (HWC) on intergranular stress corrosion cracking (IGSCC) of sensitized type 304 (UNS S30400) stainless steel used for in-reactor components of boiling-water reactors. The in-reactor environment was simulated by controlling water chemistry parameters such as dissolved oxygen (DO), dissolved hydrogen, hydrogen peroxide, and corrosion potential (E{sub corr}). Effects of the products of water radiolysis on SCC behavior were examined in the presence of a {gamma}-radiation field. IGSCC susceptibility of sensitized type 304 SS decreased with decreasing concentrations of DO and H{sub 2}O{sub 2}, which suggested IGSCC of sensitized type 304 SS could be mitigated even in the in-reactor environment under HWC conditions. IGSCC susceptibility clearly was dependent upon E{sub corr}, as controlled by the concentrations of stable radiolytic products (e.g., O{sub 2}, H{sub 2}O{sub 2}, and H{sub 2}), regardless of short-lived radicals generated by {gamma}-radiation.
- OSTI ID:
- 514783
- Journal Information:
- Corrosion, Journal Name: Corrosion Journal Issue: 7 Vol. 53; ISSN 0010-9312; ISSN CORRAK
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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