Field Experimental Study on Stress Corrosion Cracking Behavior of Q235 and X70 Steels in Singapore Soil

  • WANG Shengrong ,
  • DU Cuiwei ,
  • LIU Zhiyong ,
  • LI Xiaogang ,
  • ZHU Min ,
  • HUANG Yizhong ,
  • JIA Jinghuan
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  • 1.Corrosion and Protection Center, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083;
    2.School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798, Singapore

Online published: 2015-06-20

Abstract

The stress corrosion cracking(SCC) behavior of U-bent specimens of Q235 and X70 steels buried in Singapore soil are investigated by observation of morphology involving pitting and cracking, analysis of corrosion products, as well as physical and chemical properties of soil, a preliminary study the corrosion behavior of X70 and Q235 steels made in China in a typical foreign soil environment. It is found that Singapore soil contains more sulfide bacteria, the sulfide bacteria reducing the damaging effects of sulfate reducing bacteria. Q235 and X70 steels are sensitive to SCC in acid soil environment of Singapore, the SCC susceptibility of X70 steel is higher than that of Q235 steel and the strength of steels affect the SCC susceptibility; pitting and acidity of soil promote the occurrence of SCC, the SCC process is mainly controlled by anodic dissolution(AD), while there also may by hybrid controlled by hydrogen induced cracking(HIC).

Cite this article

WANG Shengrong , DU Cuiwei , LIU Zhiyong , LI Xiaogang , ZHU Min , HUANG Yizhong , JIA Jinghuan . Field Experimental Study on Stress Corrosion Cracking Behavior of Q235 and X70 Steels in Singapore Soil[J]. Journal of Mechanical Engineering, 2015 , 51(12) : 30 -35 . DOI: 10.3901/JME.2015.12.030

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