Environmentally assisted cracking crack propagation rate

Figure 8 Reaction rate siuface illustrating the variation in crack propagation rate with the rate controlhng parameters in the slip dissolution, film-induced cleavage, and hydrogen embrittlement mechanisms for environmentally assisted cracking in ductile alloy— aqueous environment systems [11,12],...

Observed and theoretical crack propagation rate vs. crack tip strain rate relationships for stainless steel in aerated and deaerated water. (Adapted from Ford, F.P., The crack tip system it s relevance to the prediction of cracking in aqueous environments, in Proceedings of First International Conference on Environmentally Assisted Cracking of Metals, Kohler, WI, October 2-7,1988, Eds. R. Gangloff and B. Ives, Published by NACE, pp. 139-165 Ford, F.P. et al.. Corrosion-assisted cracking of stainless steel low-alloy steels in LWR environments. Report NP5064S, February 1987, EPRI, Palo Alto, CA.)... 

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