Stress Corrosion of 12% Cr Stainless Steel

540243

01/01/1954

Event
Pre-1964 SAE Technical Papers
Authors Abstract
Content
STRESS corrosion cracking is a combination of stress and corrosive action that results in individual cracks of a brittle, intergranular nature.
The author discusses such failures in compressor rotor blades made of a 12% Cr, type 403 stainless steel.
A laboratory technique was worked out for producing similar failures at will.
As a result of this study, it was recommended that compressor blades be stress relieved at 950 F. Since this has been done, no further cracking of the blades has been reported.
Tests with three alloys in addition to the type 403 showed the former alloys to be superior to 403 in regard to stress corrosion cracking.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/540243
Pages
7
Citation
Badger, W., "Stress Corrosion of 12% Cr Stainless Steel," SAE Technical Paper 540243, 1954, https://doi.org/10.4271/540243.
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Published
Jan 1, 1954
Product Code
540243
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English