Corrosion fatigue and near-neutral pH stress corrosion cracking of pipeline steel and the effect of hydrogen sulfide

Corrosion

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 167-173

  Eadie, R L ^a   Szklarz, K E ^b   Sutherby, R L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

^c TRANSCANADA PIPELINES LIMITED   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Corrosion fatigue; Environmentally assisted cracking; Hydrogen sulfide; Pipelines; Steel; Stress corrosion cracking

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CORROSION FATIGUE; CRACK INITIATION; ELECTROLYTES; FREQUENCIES; GAS PIPELINES; HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; PH EFFECTS; STRESS CORROSION CRACKING;

BRINE; CRACK ADVANCE; CRACKING RATE;

CRACKS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CORROSION; CRACKING; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; PIPELINE; STEEL;

EID: 14744293044     PISSN: 00109312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5006/1.3278171     Document Type: Article

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