Effect of welding parameters and H2S partial pressure on the susceptibility of welded HSLA steels to sulfide stress cracking

Welding Journal (Miami, Fla)

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2003, Pages

  Omweg, G M ^a   Frankel, G S ^a   Bruce, W A ^b   Ramirez, J E ^b   Koch, G ^c  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EDISON WELDING INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c CC Technologies USA   (United States)

Author keywords

Corrosion; GMAW; High strength steels; Piping tubing; Sour environment; Sulfide stress cracking

Indexed keywords

CORROSION; HARDNESS; HEAT AFFECTED ZONE; HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; MECHANICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; PARTIAL PRESSURE; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; STRESSES; SULFIDE CORROSION CRACKING; WELDING; WELDS;

HARDNESS MAPPING; HARDNESS ROCKWELL C MEASUREMENTS; HIGH STRENGTH LOW ALLOY STEELS; SOUR ENVIRONMENT; SULFIDE STRESS CRACKING; WELD HARDNESS;

STEEL;

EID: 0038142319     PISSN: 00432296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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