EFFECT OF STRESS CORROSION CRACKING ON THE INTEGRITY OF Cr-Ni STEELS IN MODERN TECHNOLOGICAL SYSTEMS Cover Image

UTICAJ NAPONSKE KOROZIJE NA INTEGRITET Cr-Ni ČELIKA U SAVREMENIM TEHNOLOŠKIM SISTEMIMA
EFFECT OF STRESS CORROSION CRACKING ON THE INTEGRITY OF Cr-Ni STEELS IN MODERN TECHNOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

Author(s): Milan Plavšić, Nikola Manojlović, Muhamed Sarvan
Subject(s): Energy and Environmental Studies, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: INTERNACIONALNI UNIVERZITET TRAVNIK
Keywords: catalytic tube; stress corrosion; mechanical properties;

Summary/Abstract: Metal damage due to stress corrosion cracking (SCC) occurs relatively frequently, involving various mechanisms and processes. This paper investigates the impact of SCC on the mechanical properties of a service-exposed catalytic reformer tube made of heat-resistant austenitic-carbide alloy HK-40. Laboratory mechanical tests indicate that the microstructural state—characterized by an austenitic matrix with carbide segregates in the form of bands along grain boundaries (intergranular corrosion)—combined with tensile stresses, significantly reduces the toughness of the ASTM A297 HK-40 cast material.

  • Issue Year: 15/2026
  • Issue No: 33
  • Page Range: 427-437
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Bosnian
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