Published December 2015 | Version v1
Journal article

Accelerated SCC Testing of Stainless Steels According to Corrosion Resistance Classes

  • 1. General Analytical and Physical Chemistry, Montanuniversitaet Leoben (Austria)
  • 2. Hilti Corporation, Liechtenstein (Austria)

Description

The German Guidelines for stainless steel in buildings (Z.30.3-6) issued by the German Institute for Building Technology (DIBt) categorize various stainless steel grades into five corrosion resistance classes (CRCs). Only 21 frequently used grades are approved and assigned to these CRCs. To assign new or less commonly used materials, a large program of outdoor exposure tests and laboratory tests is required. The present paper shows the results of stress corrosion cracking (SCC) tests that can distinguish between different CRCs. Slow strain rate tests (SSRT) were performed in various media and at different temperatures. CRC IV could be distinguished from CRC II and CRC III with a 31.3 % Cl- as MgCl2 solution at 140 .deg. C. CRC II and CRC III could be differentiated by testing in a 30% Cl- as MgCl2 solution at 100 .deg. C

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Corrosion Science and Technology (Online)
Journal Volume
14
Journal Issue
6
Series
14 refs, 9 figs, 5 tabs
Journal Page Range
p. 280-287
ISSN
2288-6524