Stress corrosion crack initiation testing with tapered specimens in high-temperature water–results of a collaborative research project

Rik Wouter Bosch (Corresponding Author), Stefan Ritter, Matthias Herbst, Renate Kilian, M. Grace Burke, Jonathan Duff, Fabio Scenini, Yuchen Gu, Alice Dinu, Ulla Ehrnstén, Aki Toivonen, Radek Novotny, Oliver Martin, Francisco Javier Perosanz, Andraž Legat, Bojan Zajec

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    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.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)103-118
    JournalCorrosion Engineering Science and Technology
    Volume56
    Issue number2
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2021
    MoE publication typeA1 Journal article-refereed

    Keywords

    • Alloy 182
    • crack initiation
    • high-temperature water
    • light water reactors
    • stainless steel
    • Stress corrosion cracking
    • tapered specimens

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