Effects of Material Composition on Corrosion Fatigue Crack Growth of Austenitic Stainless Steels in High Temperature Water

Author(s):  
Norman Platts ◽  
David Tice ◽  
Kevin Mottershead ◽  
Laura Mcintyre ◽  
Fabio Scenini
2014 ◽  
Vol 891-892 ◽  
pp. 248-253 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rohan Byrnes ◽  
Noel Goldsmith ◽  
Mark Knop ◽  
Stan Lynch

The characteristics of corrosion-fatigue in age-hardened Al alloys, e.g. brittle striations on cleavage-like facets, are described, with reference to two examples of component failure. Mechanisms of corrosion fatigue (and explanations for fracture-surface features) are then reviewed. New observations of corrosion-fatigue crack growth for 7050-T7451 alloy compact-tension specimens tested in aqueous environments using a constant (intermediate) ΔK value but different cycle frequencies are then described and discussed. These observations provide additional support for a hydrogen-embrittlement process involving adsorption-induced dislocation-emission from crack tips.


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