Stress Corrosion Cracking of Type 304 Stainless Steel
Abstract
Stress corrosion cracking of type 304 stainless steel exposed in dilute chloride solutions is being investigated at the Savannah River Laboratory in attempts to develop a fundamental understanding of the phenomenon. This report describes the status of the stress corrosion studies that relate microstructure and dislocation substructure to transgranular stress corrosion cracking. Observations are reported which show that transgranular stress corrosion cracking, particularly during initial stages, occurs preferentially on the ?111! family of planes and that such cracking most probably occurs by preferential chemical attack at lattice defects.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1964
- Accession Number
- ADA397551
Entities
People
- M. R. Louthan Jr.