ON THE MECHANISM(S) OF STRESS-CORROSION CRACKING

Abstract

A critical review was made of some of the major theories of stress- corrosion cracking, with particular reference to the long-standing question of whether a single, generalized mechanism exists. It is concluded, largely on the basis of recent studies of alpha-brass and of aged aluminum alloys, that several different mechanisms are in fact operative in different systems, so that stress- corrosion cracking must be regarded as a generic term. Consideration is given to areas which require further study.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0620513

Entities

People

  • E. N. Pugh

Organizations

  • Martin Marietta

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alloys
  • Aluminum Alloys
  • Body Weight
  • Chromium
  • Corrosion
  • Crack Propagation
  • Crystal Structure
  • Electron Microscopes
  • Magnesium Compounds
  • Materials
  • Microscopes
  • Solid Solutions
  • Stainless Steel
  • Stress Concentration
  • Stress Corrosion
  • Stress Corrosion Cracking
  • Stresses

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design