Effect of CO2 and R-ratio on near-neutral pH stress corrosion cracking initiation under a disbonded coating of pipeline steel

Corrosion Science

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 2318-2327

  Eslami, A ^a   Kania, R ^b   Worthingham, B ^b   Boven, G V ^c   Eadie, R ^a   Chen, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b TRANSCANADA PIPELINES LIMITED   (Canada)

^c Spectra Energy Transmission Limited   (Canada)

Author keywords

A. Steel; B. SEM; C. Cathodic protection; C. Pitting corrosion; C. Stress corrosion

Indexed keywords

A. STEEL; B. SEM; C. CATHODIC PROTECTION; C. STRESS CORROSION; PITTING CORROSION;

CATHODIC PROTECTION; COATINGS; PITTING; RESIDUAL STRESSES; STEEL PIPE;

STRESS CORROSION CRACKING;

EID: 79954987832     PISSN: 0010938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.corsci.2011.03.017     Document Type: Article

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