Effect of heat treatment on SCC and HEC of precipitate-hardenable alloy in sour gas environment

Conference · Sat Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1988

OSTI ID:6674482

Takaoka, T; Ishizawa, Y; Misao, H; Yamada, T ^[1]

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1. NKK Corp., 1-1 Minamiwatarida-cho, Kawasaki 210 (JP)

This paper reports on a gamma prime precipitate hardenable alloy (22%Cr-48%Ni-3%Mo-2.7%Ti-0.6%Al-0.5%Nb-Fe) tested for the resistance to SCC (stress corrosion cracking) and HEC (hydrogen embrittlement cracking) in H{sub 2}S and Cl environments. In this alloy, the susceptibility to both SCC and HEC was enhanced by the increase of the yield strength rather than by aging conditions. In addition to gamma prime precipitation in matrix, M{sub 23}C{sub 6} carbide and sigma phase precipitated at grain boundaries during high temperature aging with time. This sigma phase was not only deleterious for ductility, but also enhanced the intergranular SCC. The grain size also affected the susceptibility to the cracking. Further, it was considered that the evaluation of SCC resistance by the SSRT method was more severe than that by the constant strain method for this type of precipitate hardenable alloys.

• OSTI ID: 6674482
• Report Number(s): CONF-890437--
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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