کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
1582772 1514872 2008 7 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Investigation of plastic zones near SCC tips in a pipeline after hydrostatic testing
موضوعات مرتبط
مهندسی و علوم پایه مهندسی مواد دانش مواد (عمومی)
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Investigation of plastic zones near SCC tips in a pipeline after hydrostatic testing
چکیده انگلیسی

Stress corrosion cracking (SCC) is an important failure mechanism for oil and gas pipelines. In the past, hydrostatic testing has been frequently used to assess and mitigate stress corrosion cracking. It is commonly agreed that an effective hydrostatic test not only eliminates critical crack-like flaws, but also blunts the sub-critical crack tip thereby suppressing further SCC propagation. However, little study has been done on the plastic deformation that results from the high stress intensity at the crack tip due to hydrostatic testing pressure and its possible role in subsequent SCC propagation. In this study, microstructural details were examined of an API 5L X52 SCC-containing pipe removed from field service. Plastic deformation generated by the hydrostatic testing pressure was revealed by using high-resolution imaging of a focused ion beam (FIB) microscope. The existence of the microscopic plastic zones around some crack tips suggests that caution should be taken when setting up pipeline hydrostatic tests.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Materials Science and Engineering: A - Volume 486, Issues 1–2, 15 July 2008, Pages 496–502
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