SYMPOSIA PAPER Published: 01 January 1979
STP38130S

Portable Slow Strain-Rate Stress Corrosion Test Device

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A portable test device has been constructed for determining the stress corrosion cracking (SCC) characteristics of process environments. The device may be inserted and retrieved from laboratory, plant, and field equipment operating at pressures up to 13.8 MPa (2000 psi) and temperatures not exceeding 204°C (400°F) without shutting down the system. Specimens are loaded by the slow strain-rate method which has the advantage of producing SCC in a short period of time. The device is small enough to be inserted through a 2.54 cm (1 in.) diameter valve. A hydraulic cylinder, which requires a compressed gas supply as a power source, loads the specimens.

Initial testing was performed using low carbon steel specimens in air at room temperature. The hydraulic method of specimen loading performed smoothly and allowed constant strain rates as low as 4 × 10-7s-1-1 to be maintained ± 5 percent at a hydraulic system pressure of 2.76 MPa (400 psi).

Tests with AISI Type 304 stainless steel specimens in boiling (45 weight percent) magnesium chloride at 155°C (311°F) confirmed the applicability of the device for SCC studies. Indicators used include time to fracture, ultimate tensile strength, percent elongation, and visual observations for secondary cracks.

Author Information

Hauser, F
University of California, Berkeley, Calif.
Abbott, SR
University of California, Berkeley, Calif.
Cornet, I
University of California, Berkeley, Calif.
Treseder, RS
University of California, Berkeley, Calif.
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Developed by Committee: G01
Pages: 399–407
DOI: 10.1520/STP38130S
ISBN-EB: 978-0-8031-5548-0
ISBN-13: 978-0-8031-0579-9