Steels stress corrosion

Ammonia is corrosive to akoys of copper and zinc and these materials must not be used in ammonia service. Iron or steel should usuaky be the only metal in ammonia storage tanks, piping, and fittings. It is recommended that ammonia should contain at least 0.2% water to prevent steel stress corrosion. Mercury thermometers should be avoided. 

J.H. Payer, W.E. Berry, and R. Parkins, Application of Slow Strain-Rate Technique to Stress Corrosion Cracking of Pipeline Steel, Stress Corrosion Cracking—The Slow Strain Rate Technique, STP 665, G.M. Ugiansky and J.H. Payer, Ed., ASTM, 1979, p 222-234... 

R.N. Parkins, Environmental Aspects of Stress Corrosion Cracking in Low Strength Ferritic Steels, Stress Corrosion Cracking and Hydrogen Embrittlement of Iron Base Alloys NACE 5, R.W. Staehle, J. Hochman, R.O. McCright, and J.E. Slater, Ed., National Association of Corrosion Engineers, 1972, p 601-619... 

G. Sandoz, High Strength Steels, Stress-Corrosion Cracking in High Strength Steels and in Titanium and Aluminum Alloys, B.F. Brown, Ed., Naval Research Laboratory, Washington DC, 1972, p79-145... 

Dautovich, D. P. and Floreen, S., "The Stress Corrosion and Hydrogen Embrittlement Behavior of Maraging Steels, Stress Corrosion Cracking and Hydrogen Embrittlement of Iron Base Alloys, NACE-5, R. W. Staehle, et al., Eds., NACE, Houston, TX, 1971, pp. 798-815. 

Environmental Aspects of Carbon Steel Stress Corrosion in High-Purity Water Rev. Coatings Corros. 5 (1—4), 1982,... 

Indig, M.E., Weber, J.E., Weinstain, D. Environmental aspects of carbon steel stress corrosion in high purity water. Rev. Coat. Corros. 5, 173 (1982)... 

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