@article{8fc8e30bccc3441a8544f18ded58698f,
title = "Stress corrosion crack initiation testing with tapered specimens in high-temperature water–results of a collaborative research project",
abstract = "The applicability of an accelerated test technique using tapered tensile specimens for investigating the stress corrosion crack (SCC) initiation behaviour of structural materials in high-temperature water was assessed in the framework of a European collaborative research project (MICRIN–MItigation of CRack INitiation). The main advantage of using a tapered geometry is, that in a single test a stress gradient is obtained through the gauge length, and therefore a stress threshold for SCC initiation can be determined in a reasonable timeframe. This method was used to investigate two different materials that were known to be susceptible to SCC in light water reactor environment: a high-Si stainless steel and a Ni-base weld metal (Alloy 182). The results of the international test programme confirmed that the tapered specimen test methodology could be used to identify a SCC initiation stress threshold, albeit that significant scatter was present in the data.",
keywords = "Alloy 182, crack initiation, high-temperature water, light water reactors, stainless steel, Stress corrosion cracking, tapered specimens",
author = "Bosch, {Rik Wouter} and Stefan Ritter and Matthias Herbst and Renate Kilian and Burke, {M. Grace} and Jonathan Duff and Fabio Scenini and Yuchen Gu and Alice Dinu and Ulla Ehrnst{\'e}n and Aki Toivonen and Radek Novotny and Oliver Martin and Perosanz, {Francisco Javier} and Andra{\v z} Legat and Bojan Zajec",
note = "Funding Information: ENGIE Electrabel is gratefully acknowledged for providing the Alloy 182 test material. The research leading to these results was partly funded by the European Atomic Energy Community{\textquoteright}s (Euratom) Seventh Framework Programme FP7/2007-2013 under grant agreement No. 604965. The NUGENIA Association (currently the SNETP Association) is acknowledged for providing a framework for collaborative research under which this work was carried out. Funding Information: ENGIE Electrabel is gratefully acknowledged for providing the Alloy 182 test material. The research leading to these results was partly funded by the European Atomic Energy Community?s (Euratom) Seventh Framework Programme FP7/2007-2013 under grant agreement No. 604965. The NUGENIA Association (currently the SNETP Association) is acknowledged for providing a framework for collaborative research under which this work was carried out. The financial contribution from the following organisations is also acknowledged: Slovenian Research Agency through the research programme No. P2-0273 (participated in the funding of ZAG research) Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate (ENSI) SAFIR 2018 programme (participated in the funding of the VTT-research) ENGIE Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2020 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.",
year = "2021",
doi = "10.1080/1478422X.2020.1815460",
language = "English",
volume = "56",
pages = "103--118",
journal = "Corrosion Engineering Science and Technology",
issn = "1478-422X",
number = "2",
}