Pitting, crevice and stress corrosion cracking studies of cold drawn eutectoid steels

The role of stress corrosion cracking in the failure of cold drawn eutectoid steels in a concrete environment was investigated. Constant strain tests in chloride containing solutions at pH 10, 12 and 14, revealed that pitting and crevice corrosion could be predicted from potentiostatic determination...

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Published in:Corrosion science 1980, Vol.20 (11), p.1163-1183
Main Authors: Cherry, B.W., Price, S.M.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:The role of stress corrosion cracking in the failure of cold drawn eutectoid steels in a concrete environment was investigated. Constant strain tests in chloride containing solutions at pH 10, 12 and 14, revealed that pitting and crevice corrosion could be predicted from potentiostatic determinations on unstrained specimens. Since failure of the tendons is by yield at the point where the cross-section has been reduced by pitting, hydrogen embrittlement does not lead to a synergistic interaction between stress and corrosion so that failure may be ascribed simply to pitting or crevice corrosion caused by the presence of chlorides.
ISSN:0010-938X
1879-0496
DOI:10.1016/0010-938X(80)90089-X