Tests for Stress-Corrosion Cracking

摘要

Stress-corrosion cracking is a time-dependent process in which a metallurgically susceptible material fractures prematurely due to the synergistic interaction of a corrosive environment and sustained tensile stress at the metal surface. The tensile stress may be residual stress resulting from heat treatment or fabrication of the metal, may be developed by external loading, or may be a combination of these conditions.