Stress-corrosion cracking of sensitized type 304 stainless steel in thiosulfate solutions

Journal Article · Mon Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1982 · Metall. Trans., A; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02645947· OSTI ID:5784181

Newman, R C; Sieradzki, K; Isaacs, H S

The stress corrosion cracking of a sensitized Type 304 stainless steel has been studied at room temperature using controlled potentials and two concentrations of sodium thiosulfate. In both constant extension rate and constant load tests, the crack velocities attain extremely high values, up to 8 ..mu..m s/sup -1/. Scratching electrode experiments conducted at various pH values on simulated grain boundary material show that both the crack initiation frequency and crack velocity are closely related to the repassivation rate of the grain boundary material as expected on a dissolution-controlled mechanism; however, the maximum crack velocity at any potential is consistently about two orders of magnitude higher than that predicted from the electrochemical data. Frequent grain boundary separation ahead of the crack tip is thought to occur, but retarded repassivation of the grain boundary material is a necessary feature of the cracking. Effects of strain-generated martensite are discussed.

• Research Organization: Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76CH00016
• OSTI ID: 5784181
• Journal Information: Metall. Trans., A; (United States), Journal Name: Metall. Trans., A; (United States) Vol. 13; ISSN MTTAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
360105* -- Metals & Alloys-- Corrosion & Erosion
ALLOYS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CHROMIUM ALLOYS
CHROMIUM STEELS
CHROMIUM-NICKEL STEELS
CORROSION
CORROSION RESISTANT ALLOYS
CORROSIVE EFFECTS
CRACK PROPAGATION
CRYSTAL STRUCTURE
GRAIN BOUNDARIES
HEAT RESISTANT MATERIALS
HEAT RESISTING ALLOYS
IRON ALLOYS
IRON BASE ALLOYS
MATERIALS
MICROSTRUCTURE
NICKEL ALLOYS
PASSIVATION
STAINLESS STEEL-304
STAINLESS STEELS
STEELS
STRESS CORROSION
THIOSULFATES
VELOCITY