The slow strain rate technique is a method to evaluate the susceptibility of metals and alloys to stress-corrosion cracking (SCC). In essence, the slow strain rate technique comprises straining a metal specimen at a slow rate, typically 10-4 to 10-8/s, under controlled environmental conditions. Strain rates in the critical range to promote SCC maintain the delicate balance at the crack tip between deformation, dissolution, film formation, and diffusion to stimulate and sustain the SCC process.

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Strain rate, Slow strain, Materials, Transgranular stress corrosion cracking, Constants, Mechanical failure, Corrosion inhibitors, Steel, Equipment, Carbon steel, Carbonate stress corrosion cracking, Stress corrosion cracking, Slow strain rate technique
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