Effect of chloride on stress corrosion cracking susceptibility of carbon steel in simulated fuel grade ethanol

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 104, Issue , 2013, Pages 255-266

  Cao, Liu ^a   Frankel, G S ^a   Sridhar, N ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DNV GL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Ethanol; Steel; Stress corrosion cracking

Indexed keywords

CARBON STEEL; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CORROSION; CRACKS; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYTES; ETHANOL; RESIDUAL STRESSES; STEEL; STRAIN RATE;

CHLORIDE CONCENTRATIONS; CONTROLLING FACTORS; CRACKING SUSCEPTIBILITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL MEASUREMENTS; OPEN CIRCUIT POTENTIAL; SLOW STRAIN RATE TESTS; STRESS CORROSION CRACKING SUSCEPTIBILITY; SUPPORTING ELECTROLYTE;

STRESS CORROSION CRACKING;

EID: 84878126887     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2013.04.112     Document Type: Article

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