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Stress Corrosion Assessment and Mitigation in Buried Pipelines
Stress Corrosion Cracking (SCC) is often the predominant failure in high–pressure gas transmission pipelines. Long-term operation of pipelines could lead to...
By:Dennis Jayasinghe|Principal/Chief Technical Officer, Corr-Met Inspection & Consulting Inc.
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6 Ways to Prevent Corrosion Failure Analysis Frustration
Have you ever run into the following situation? A component within your product broke or your manufacturing line was producing bad components, and you wanted to...
By:Michael Pfeifer|Principal Consultant and Trainer for Industrial Metallurgists, LLC
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An Introduction to Hydrogen Embrittlement
Hydrogen embrittlement is the result of the absorption of hydrogen by susceptible metals, resulting in the loss of ductility and reduction of load-bearing capability...
By:Michael Pfeifer|Principal Consultant and Trainer for Industrial Metallurgists, LLC
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How to Conduct a Corrosion-Related Failure Analysis
Conducting a root cause analysis to identify the exact cause of a corrosion failure and to determine the appropriate remedies to prevent future occurrences requires a...
By:Steven Bradley|Principal Consultant, Bradley Consulting Services
- Failure
Stress Relaxation Cracking, a Forgotten Phenomenon
Stress relaxation cracking (SRC), also referred to as stress relief cracking or reheat cracking, is a high-temperature (500-700°C or 932-1292°F) failure mode. It...
By:Steven Bradley|Principal Consultant, Bradley Consulting Services
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In-Service Stress Corrosion Cracking of 316L Stainless Steel in H2S
Stress corrosion cracking (SCC) is the cracking caused by the combined influence of tensile stress and a corrosive environment. In the worst case it can lead to sudden...
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Fretting Corrosion Between Metals and How to Prevent It
Tribocorrosion or mechanically assisted corrosion is defined as the degradation of a material surface subjected to the combined synergistic action of mechanical loading...
By:Steven Bradley|Principal Consultant, Bradley Consulting Services
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Caustic Cracking of Austenitic Stainless Steel
Caustic cracking of austenitic stainless steels is an environmentally assisted failure mode that is often forgotten and not always considered when specifying a material...
By:Steven Bradley|Principal Consultant, Bradley Consulting Services
- Corrosion Failure
Polythionic Acid Stress Corrosion Cracking of Austenitic Stainless Steel
Polythionic acid stress corrosion cracking (PTA-SCC) of austenitic stainless steel is a type of environmentally induced cracking that requires not only the appropriate...
By:Steven Bradley|Principal Consultant, Bradley Consulting Services
- Corrosion Failure
Chloride Stress Corrosion Cracking of Austenitic Stainless Steel
Of the types of environmentally assisted cracking of austenitic stainless steel, chloride stress corrosion cracking (Cl-SCC) is the most common. (For an introduction to...
By:Steven Bradley|Principal Consultant, Bradley Consulting Services
- Corrosion
Chloride, Caustic and Polythionic Acid Stress Corrosion Cracking
Environmentally induced cracking often occurs unexpectedly because the environment associated with the failure was not considered fully when setting the materials...
By:Steven Bradley|Principal Consultant, Bradley Consulting Services
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Hydrogen Embrittlement Issues with Zinc: New Guidance Discussed
Cathodic protection (CP) comes in many forms. Zinc is often the metal of choice used for CP sacrificial anodes, which are attached to welding on the substrates of...
By:Ian MacMoy|Product Design Specialist, Dox Steel
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