Stress corrosion cracking behavior of high-strength mooring-chain steel in the SO<sub>2</sub>-polluted coastal atmosphere

Menghao Liu; Zhiyong Liu; Cuiwei Du; Xiaoqin Zhan; Xiaojia Yang; Xiaogang Li

doi:10.1007/s12613-020-2192-z

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Menghao Liu, Zhiyong Liu, Cuiwei Du, Xiaoqin Zhan, Xiaojia Yang, and Xiaogang Li, Stress corrosion cracking behavior of high-strength mooring-chain steel in the SO₂-polluted coastal atmosphere, Int. J. Miner. Metall. Mater., 29(2022), No. 6, pp. 1186-1196. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-020-2192-z

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Menghao Liu, Zhiyong Liu, Cuiwei Du, Xiaoqin Zhan, Xiaojia Yang, and Xiaogang Li, Stress corrosion cracking behavior of high-strength mooring-chain steel in the SO2-polluted coastal atmosphere, Int. J. Miner. Metall. Mater., 29(2022), No. 6, pp. 1186-1196. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-020-2192-z

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Stress corrosion cracking behavior of high-strength mooring-chain steel in the SO₂-polluted coastal atmosphere

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Zhiyong Liu E-mail: dcw@ustb.edu.cn

Cuiwei Du E-mail: dcw@ustb.edu.cn
Received: 26 June 2020; Revised: 9 September 2020; Accepted: 11 September 2020; Available online: 12 September 2020

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21Cr2NiMo steel is widely used to stabilize offshore oil platforms; however, it suffers from stress-corrosion cracking (SCC). Herein, we studied the SCC behavior of 21Cr2NiMo steel in SO₂-polluted coastal atmospheres. Electrochemical tests revealed that the addition of SO₂ increased the corrosion current. Rust characterization showed that SO₂ addition densified the corrosion products and promoted pitting. Furthermore, slow strain rate tests demonstrated a high susceptibility to SCC in high SO₂ contents. Fracture morphologies revealed that the stress-corrosion cracks initiated at corrosion pits and the crack propagation showed transgranular and intergranular cracking modes. In conclusion, SCC is mix-controlled by anodic dissolution and hydrogen embrittlement mechanisms.
- corrosion;
- marine atmospheres;
- mooring-chain steel;
- SO₂-polluted coastal atmospheres;
- stress-corrosion cracking

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