Reduction of the load bearing capability of pre-cracked titanium alloy specimens in salt water environments at room temperature was detected by Brown in 1964.5,6 The phenomenon was referred to as stress corrosion. Although not all investigators agree that the phenomenon is true stress corrosion,7 most agree that chemical reactions play an important role in this type of failure.
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