Electrolytic Stress Corrosion Testing Of High Tensile Steel Bars

The paper discusses the development of an electrolytic method for stress corrosion tests on steel bars to replace the known chemical set-up. The test is carried out under purely tensile stress conditions and facilitates a reproduction of the corrosive environments prevailing on underground or submerged structures. All the factors involved are measureable and can be correlated. The particular arrangement is applicable to round bars of any metal and appears especially suited for reception tests on high tensile steel in prestressed concrete work.

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