This new second edition serves as a go-to reference on the complex subject of stress corrosion cracking (SCC), offering information to help metallurgists, materials scientists, and designers determine whether SCC will be an issue for their design or application; and for the failure analyst to help determine if SCC played a role in a failure under investigation.
Research conducted over the last 20 years warranted new coverage on crack tip chemistry analysis and modeling, SCC of low strength steels in alcohol, SCC in new high-strength steels, new data in SCC of stainless steels and nickel-base alloys, SCC of copper alloys in potable water, and hydrogen induced cracking of aluminum alloys. Additional case studies and a section on high-strength, low-alloy steels were added. An appendix of relevant standards pertaining to SCC is also included.
The book details the many conditions under which SCC can occur, the parameters which control SCC, and methodologies for mitigating and testing for SCC, plus information on the mechanism of SCC with experimental data on a variety of materials. It contains information about the environmental, mechanical, microstructural and chemical aspects of SCC to help predict and prevent component failure.
Materials covered in the chapters of this book include: carbon and low-alloy steels; high-strength steels; stainless steels; nickel-base alloys; copper alloys; aluminum alloys; magnesium alloys; titanium alloys; zirconium alloys; uranium alloys; amorphous alloys; and glasses and ceramics.
Contents
Chapter 1: Mechanisms of Stress-Corrosion Cracking
Chapter 2: Stress-Corrosion Cracking of Carbon and Low-Alloy Steels (Yield Strengths Less Than 1241 MPa)
Chapter 3: Stress-Corrosion Cracking of High-Strength Steels (Yield Strengths Greater Than 1240 MPa)
Chapter 4: Stress-Corrosion Cracking of Stainless Steels
Chapter 5: Stress-Corrosion Cracking of Nickel-Base Alloys
Chapter 6: Irradiation-Assisted Stress-Corrosion Cracking
Chapter 7: Stress-Corrosion Cracking of Copper Alloys
Chapter 8: Stress-Corrosion Cracking of Aluminum
Chapter 9: Stress-Corrosion Cracking of Magnesium Alloys
Chapter 10: Stress-Corrosion Cracking of Titanium Alloys
Chapter 11: Stress-Corrosion Cracking of Zirconium Alloys
Chapter 12: Environmentally Assisted Cracking of Uranium Alloys
Chapter 13: Stress-Corrosion Cracking of Amorphous Alloys
Chapter 14: Stress-Corrosion Cracking of Glasses and Ceramics
Chapter 15: Stress-Corrosion Cracking of Weldments in Boiling Water Reactor Service
Chapter 16: Detection and Sizing of Stress-Corrosion Cracks in Boiling Water Reactor Environments
Chapter 17: Evaluation of Stress-Corrosion Cracking
Chapter 18: Failure Analysis of Stress-Corrosion Cracking
Appendix: Stress Corrosion Testing Methods and Standards
Index