Stress-corrosion cracking of Inconel alloy 600 in high-temperature water - an update

Journal Article · Wed Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1984 · Corrosion (Houston); (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.5006/1.3593950· OSTI ID:5652127

Bandy, R; Van Rooyen, D

An experimental program on stress corrosion cracking (SCC) aimed at the development of a quantitative model for predicting the behavior of Inconel 600 tubing in high temperature water is described. Empirical data are gathered to relate factors that influence SCC. Work involves U-bends, constant extension rate tests (CERT), and constant load. Plots are made of failure time and crack velocity vs temperature, and also of SCC time vs stress, using a variety of environments related to the ingredients of primary or secondary water. Cold work of Alloy 600 is also included. The effect of temperature is found to yield-semi-log (Arrhenius) curves, and log-log plots of failure time vs stress are presented. Curves of this type are being evaluated for use in extrapolating accelerated test data to operating conditions for predictive purposes. 5 references, 8 figures, 3 tables.

• Research Organization: Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY
• OSTI ID: 5652127
• Journal Information: Corrosion (Houston); (United States), Journal Name: Corrosion (Houston); (United States) Vol. 40:8; ISSN CORRA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
360105* -- Metals & Alloys-- Corrosion & Erosion
ALLOYS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CHROMIUM ALLOYS
COLD WORKING
CORROSION
CORROSIVE EFFECTS
CRACKS
DOCUMENT TYPES
FABRICATION
HIGH TEMPERATURE
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INCONEL 600
INCONEL ALLOYS
IRON ALLOYS
MATERIALS WORKING
NICKEL ALLOYS
NICKEL BASE ALLOYS
NIOBIUM ALLOYS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
REVIEWS
STRESS CORROSION
TEMPERATURE EFFECTS
WATER