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Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance
Published in: Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance 4/2014

01-04-2014

Effect of Strength and Microstructure on Stress Corrosion Cracking Behavior and Mechanism of X80 Pipeline Steel in High pH Carbonate/Bicarbonate Solution

Authors: Min Zhu, Cuiwei Du, Xiaogang Li, Zhiyong Liu, Shengrong Wang, Tianliang Zhao, Jinghuan Jia

Published in: Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance | Issue 4/2014

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Abstract

The stress corrosion cracking (SCC) behaviors and mechanisms of X80 pipeline steels with different strength and microstructure in high pH carbonate/bicarbonate solution were investigated by slow strain rate testing and electrochemical test. The results showed that the cracking mode of low strength X80 steel composed of bulky polygonal ferrite and granular bainite in high pH solution was intergranular (IGSCC), and the SCC mechanism was anodic dissolution (AD). While the mixed cracking mode of high strength X80 steel consisted of fine acicular ferrite and granular bainite was intergranular (IGSCC) in the early stage, and transgranular (TGSCC) in the later stage. The decrease of pH value of crack tip was probably the key reason for the occurrence of TGSCC. The SCC mechanism may be a mixed mode of AD and hydrogen embrittlement (HE), and the HE mechanism may play a significant role in the deep crack propagation at the later stage. The cracking modes and SCC mechanisms of the two X80 steels were associated with its microstructure and strength.
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Metadata
Title
Effect of Strength and Microstructure on Stress Corrosion Cracking Behavior and Mechanism of X80 Pipeline Steel in High pH Carbonate/Bicarbonate Solution
Authors
Min Zhu
Cuiwei Du
Xiaogang Li
Zhiyong Liu
Shengrong Wang
Tianliang Zhao
Jinghuan Jia
Publication date
01-04-2014
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance / Issue 4/2014
Print ISSN: 1059-9495
Electronic ISSN: 1544-1024
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-014-0880-4

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