Published 1995 | Version v1
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Mechanism and effectiveness of inhibitors for SCC in a caustic environment

  • 1. Rockwell Science Center, Thousand Oaks, CA (United States)
  • 2. Electric Power Research Inst., Palo Alto, CA (United States)

Description

The effectiveness of inhibitors for stress corrosion cracking (SCC) of alloy 600 steam generator tubes exposed to caustic solutions was evaluated. Mill annealed material was exposed as C-rings to solutions at 320 C at open circuit and while polarized at 100, 150, and 200 mV above the corrosion potential. In pure 50% caustic and caustic with boric acid, specimens polarized at 150 and 200 mV cracked through-wall in less than two days. Certain Ti compounds, cerium salts, and Zn compounds increased resistance to SCC. An evaluation of results from surface analysis and from electrochemical measurements provide a mechanistic explanation for the beneficial effects

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
NACE International.
Imprint Place
Houston, TX (United States)
ISBN
1-877914-95-9
Imprint Title
Seventh international symposium on environmental degradation of materials in nuclear power systems -- Water reactors: Proceedings and symposium discussions. Volume 1
Imprint Pagination
664 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 317-324.

Conference

Title
water reactors.
Acronym
7. NACE international symposium on environmental degradation of materials in nuclear power plants
Dates
6-10 Aug 1995.
Place
Breckenridge, CO (United States).

Optional Information

Secondary number(s)
CONF-950816--.