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Ti-8 Al-1 Mo-1 V was tested in solvents containing chloride, bromide or iodide ions. It was found that the region II plateau velocity could be correlated with the inverse of the viscosity for several solvents. It seems most likely that this reflects the influence of the viscosity on the diffusion coefficient of some species involved in a mass transfer process which limits the crack growth. Associated tests were performed in which the potential, pH and concentration of Cl− were varied, in some of the same solutions as used for the viscosity tests. It is concluded from these tests that theabsence of cathodic protection against cracking in solutions of low pH arises from an ohmic effect which isolates the crack tip from external potential control.
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Smyrl, W.H., Blackburn, M.J. Stress corrosion cracking of a titanium alloy in chloride-containing liquid environments. J Mater Sci 9, 777–793 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00761798
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