The role of residual stress in neutral pH stress corrosion cracking of pipeline steels. Part I: Pitting and cracking occurrence

Acta Materialia

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 29-42

  Van Boven, G ^a   Chen, W ^a   Rogge, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Corrosion; Ferritic steels; Neutron diffraction; Residual stresses; Stress corrosion cracking

Indexed keywords

NEUTRON DIFFRACTION; PH EFFECTS; PITTING; STEEL; STRESS CORROSION CRACKING;

CYCLIC STRESSES; FERRITIC STEELS; PIPELINE STEELS;

RESIDUAL STRESSES;

EID: 33751415104     PISSN: 13596454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2006.08.037     Document Type: Article

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