Stress Corrosion Cracking of a New Rare- Earth Containing Magnesium Alloy, Elektron21 Compared with AZ91E

2011 ◽  
Vol 690 ◽  
pp. 361-364 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bharat S. Padekar ◽  
V.S. Raja ◽  
R.K. Singh Raman ◽  
Lyon Paul

Stress corrosion cracking (SCC) of a rare-earth (RE) containing and Al-free magnesium alloy, Elektron21 was studied using constant load test (CLT) in 0.1N NaCl solution saturated with Mg(OH)2.For comparison a common Al-containing and RE-free alloy, AZ91E was investigated. In CLT the threshold stress for SCC (σscc) for AZ91E was found to be 60% of the yield stress, whereas Elektron21 showed immunity to SCC even at stresses in the proximity of yield stress. The susceptibility of AZ91E to SCC and immunity of Elektron21 during CLT have been confirmed by fractography.

CORROSION ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 60 (3) ◽  
pp. 229-236 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Yamamoto ◽  
J. Kuniya ◽  
S. Uchida

Abstract Uniaxial constant load (UCL) tests of the nickel-based alloy X750 (UNS N07550) were performed in high-temperature pure water (288°C, 8 ppm dissolved oxygen [DO]) to investigate stress corrosion cracking (SCC) fracture time and the crack initiation process. The SCC fracture was initiated at a stress level below the 0.2% offset yield stress and many small cracks were observed in the middle of the nonfractured test specimens. The distribution of the crack length for each observation time is shown by Weibull probability distributions. Crack initiation and propagation process had different behavior depending on the applied stress level and the stress intensity factor at the crack tip. SCC initiation at the minimum applied stress is discussed with respect to the grain size, which depended on the size of an initial crack.


Author(s):  
Xiuli He ◽  
Hongyu Liang ◽  
Zhifeng Yan ◽  
Rui Bai

The stress corrosion cracking behaviors of micro-arc oxidized AZ31 magnesium alloy were studied by using the slow tensile test in air and 3.5 wt.% NaCl solution. Results showed that compared with the substrate, the stress corrosion cracking susceptibility of the micro-arc oxidized specimens was obvious improved apparently in 3.5 wt.% NaCl solution, due to the good corrosion resistance of the specimens after micro-arc oxidized coating treatment. In addition, regardless of the micro-arc oxidized treatment, it was the mixed fracture in air and the cleavage fracture in 3.5 wt.% NaCl solution. The micro-arc oxidized coating had no direct effect on the fracture mechanism of the alloy. It was closely related to the nature of the material and the environment of the material servicing.


1993 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. I. Stephens ◽  
C. D. Schrader ◽  
D. L. Goodenberger ◽  
K. B. Lease ◽  
V. V. Ogarevic ◽  
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2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 105-112
Author(s):  
P. Prabhuraj ◽  
S. Rajakumar ◽  
A.K. Lakshminarayanan ◽  
V. Balasubramanian

AbstractThe objective of the present study is to determine the threshold stress level of stress corrosion cracking (SCC) in AA7075-T651 aluminium alloy by suitable experimentation. The test was carried out using a circumferential notch specimen in a horizontal-type constant load SCC setup in a 3.5 wt.% NaCl solution. The time to failure by SCC was determined at various loading conditions. The threshold stress of AA7075-T651 alloy was found to be 242 MPa in a 3.5 wt.% NaCl solution. The various regions of the fractured surface specimen such as machined notch, SCC region and final overload fracture area were examined using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) in order to identify the SCC mechanism.


2011 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 518-523 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lokesh Choudhary ◽  
Jeremy Szmerling ◽  
Robert Goldwasser ◽  
R.K. Singh Raman

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