Effects of Strain Rate on Stress Corrosion of S355 Steel in 3.5% NaCl Solutions

• Published in: Journal of Wuhan University of Technology. Materials science edition 2016-12, Vol.31 (6), p.1381-1386
• Main Authors: Jin, Yifu, Sheng, Tianyuan, Kong, Weicheng, Zhang, Ruihong, Wang, Wenchang, Kong, Dejun
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Biomaterials; Carbon steels; Chemistry and Materials Science; Fracture mechanics; Materials Science; NaCl溶液; Scanning electron microscopy; SCC敏感性; Sensitivity; Sodium chloride; SSRT; Steels; Strain rate; Stress corrosion; Stress corrosion cracking; 应力腐蚀开裂; 慢应变速率; 扫描电子显微镜分析; 敏感性指数; 钢性能
• ISSN: 1000-2413; 1993-0437
• DOI: 10.1007/s11595-016-1542-1

The stress corrosion of S355 steel in 3.5% NaCl solution under the different strain rates was analyzed with the slow strain rate test（SSRT）, the stress corrosion cracking（SCC） behaviors of S355 steel under the different strain rates in the solution were investigated, and the fracture morphologies and compositions of corrosion products under the different strain rates were analyzed with scanning electron microscopy（SEM） and energy dispersive spectrometerry（EDS）, respectively. The experimental results show that the SCC sensitivity index is the highest when the strain rate is 2×10-6, and the medium corrosion is the main reason resulting in the highest SCC sensitivity index. The SCC sensitivity index is the least when the strain rate is 5×10-6, and the stress is the main reason resulting in the stress corrosion. The SCC sensitivity index is the middle when the strain rate is 9×10-6, the interaction of stress and medium is the stress corrosion fracture mechanism.