SCC growth rate studies on stainless steels show that all grades and conditions are susceptible to SCC in high temperature water, whether deaerated or aerated, high H2 or low, theoretical purity water or buffered / contaminated, lower temperature or higher, etc. However, the kinetics of SCC growth vary enormously with stress intensity, yield strength, corrosion potential, water purity, sensitization, Si concentration, grain boundary characteristics, irradiation, temperature, etc.

Subject
Crack growth, Water, Materials, Stainless alloys, Stress intensity, Corrosion rate, Irradiation assisted stress corrosion cracking, Sensitization, Stainless steel, Grain boundary, Yield strength, Corrosion potential, Stress corrosion cracking
Keywords:
stress corrosion cracking, crack growth rates, high temperature water, stainless steel, corrosion potential, yield strength, stress intensity factor, water purity, grain boundary character
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