Stress-Corrosion Cracking: Materials Performance and Evaluation (Second Edition)
Chapter 11: Stress-Corrosion Cracking of Zirconium Alloys[1]
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Published:2017
Abstract
Although zirconium resists stress-corrosion cracking (SCC) where many alloys fail, it is susceptible in Fe3+- and Cu2+-containing solutions, concentrated HNO3, halogen vapors, mercury, cesium, and CH3OH + halides. This chapter explains how composition, texture, stress levels, and strain rate affect the SCC behavior of zirconium and its alloys. It describes environments known to induce SCC, including aqueous solutions, organic liquids, hot and fused salts, and liquid metals. It also discusses cracking mechanisms and SCC prevention and control techniques.
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Member Sign InTe-Lin Yau, Stress-Corrosion Cracking of Zirconium Alloys, Stress-Corrosion Cracking: Materials Performance and Evaluation, 2nd ed., Edited By Russell H. Jones, ASM International, 2017, p 303–315, https://doi.org/10.31399/asm.tb.sccmpe2.t55090303
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