Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
7896313 Corrosion Science 2013 9 Pages PDF
Abstract

- Pitting precedes SCC in stainless steel under ultra-low load.
- FEM shows that the normal stress and strain concentrate at the pit shoulders.
- Most pits grow faster along the sample thickness direction.
- SCC initiates preferentially at the shoulders of the surface pits/defects.
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Physical Sciences and Engineering Materials Science Ceramics and Composites
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