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2012 №08 (10) 2012 №08 (02)

The Paton Welding Journal 2012 #08
The Paton Welding Journal, 2012, #8, 2-5 pages  

GROWTH OF CORROSION CRACKS IN STRUCTURAL STEEL 10GN2MFA

V.I. MAKHNENKO1, L.I. MARKASHOVA1, O.V. MAKHNENKO1, E.N. BERDNIKOVA1, V.M. SHEKERA1 and A.S. ZUBCHENKO2


1E.O. Paton Electric Welding Institute, NASU, Kiev, Ukraine
2«Hydropress», Podolsk, Russia
 
 
Abstract
Relationship between corrosion crack growth rate and stress intensity factor, based on the static corrosion crack resistance diagram, is described. The main working hypothesis on the discrete nature of crack growth in structural steel is confirmed.
 
 
Keywords: welded structures, NPP steam generator, static corrosion crack resistance diagram, structural steel, corrosion cracks, electron microscopy, stress intensity factor, hydrogen embrittlement
 
 
Received:                18.04.12
Published:               28.08.12
 
 
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