Stress corrosion cracking cobalt-base alloys

Schmitt [52] reviewed the effect of elemental sulfur on corrosion of construction materials (carbon steels, ferric steels, austenitic steels, ferritic-austenitic steels (duplex steels), nickel and cobalt-based alloys and titanium. Wet elemental sulfur in contact with iron is aggressive and can result in the formation of iron sulfides or in stress corrosion cracking. Iron sulfides containing elemental sulfur initiate corrosion only when the elemental sulfur is in direct contact with the sulfide-covered metal. Iron sulfides are highly electron conductive and serve to transport electrons from the metal to the elemental sulfur. The coexistence of hydrogen sulfide and elemental sulfur in aqueous systems, that is, sour gases and oils, causes crevice corrosion rates of... 

Stress-Corrosion Cracking of Cobalt-Based Alloys. 98... 

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