Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2006

Publication Title

Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance

Volume

15

Issue

3

First page number:

336

Last page number:

344

Abstract

The susceptibility of martensitic Alloy EP-823 to stress corrosion cracking was evaluated with and without an applied cathodic potential using the slow-strain-rate (SSR) testing technique. The magnitude of the applied potential was based on the corrosion potential determined by cyclic polarization. The cracking susceptibility in an acidic environment at different temperatures was expressed in terms of the true failure stress (ơf), time to failure (TTF), and ductility parameters, including percent elongation (%El) and percent reduction in area (%RA). The data indicate that the magnitudes of ơr, TTF, %El, and %RA were reduced due to cathodic charging. The scanning electron microscopic evaluations of the primary fracture surface of the specimens used in SSR testing revealed a combination of ductile and brittle failures. Further, the secondary cracks at the gauge section of these specimens were characterized by branching.

Keywords

Alloy EP-823; Cathodic polarization; Failure analyses; Hydrogen-induced cracking; Martensite; Steel alloys – Fatigue; Steel alloys – Fracture; Steel alloys – Hydrogen embrittlement; Stress corrosion

Disciplines

Materials Science and Engineering | Mechanical Engineering | Mechanics of Materials | Metallurgy | Nuclear Engineering

Language

English

Permissions

Copyright 2006 ASM International. This paper was published in Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance Vol. 15 Issue 3 pp. 336-344 and is made available as an electronic reprint with the permission of ASM International. One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic or multiple reproduction, distribution to multiple locations via electronic or other means, duplications of any material in this paper for a fee or for commercial purposes, or modification of the content of this paper are prohibited.

Download

UNLV article access

Search your library

Share

COinS