Effect of prior austenitic grain size on stress corrosion cracking of a high-strength steel

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Comparison of Theoretical and Experimental K Values in Aluminum, Nickel, and Copper

T (~ 250

T/TM 0.56

5.92

10 -16

Kr (m2/s) 5.44 • 10-16

1.09

Nickel

350 300 250 200

0.36 0.33 0.30 0.27

6.38 • 1 0 -17 7.4 • 10-18 3.0 • 10-18 5.18 • 10-18

4.62 • 10-26 3.66 • 10-28 1.14 • 10-30 1.04 • l0 33

1.38 2.03 2.63 4.98

X • • •

Copper

200

0.35

5.7

1.5

3.8

• 107

Metal Aluminum

KE (m2/s) X

• 10 -18

• 10 -25

KE/Kr 108 101~ 1012 101s

SFE (mJ/m 2) 200 128 ---78

TM = melting point in K; Kr = theoretical K value; Ke = experimental K value.

Table III. The Observed Activation Energy Values and the Relative Contributions of the Sandstrom and Pipe Diffusion Models

Relative Contributions T

(~ 200 250 300 350

Q

Sandstrom

Pipe Diffusion

(kJ/mole) Q = 292 kJ/mole Q = 126 kJ/mole 150 168 179 183

0.16 0.25 0.32 0.34

0.84 0.75 0.68 0.66

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