Thermodynamically modeling the interactions of hydrogen,stress and anodic dissolution at crack-tip during near-neutral pH SCC in pipelines |
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Authors: | Y F Cheng |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Avenue NW, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 1N4 |
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Abstract: | A thermodynamic model was developed to clarify the interactions of hydrogen, stress and anodic dissolution at crack-tip during
near-neutral pH stress corrosion cracking in pipelines by comprehensively considering the electrochemical reactions occurring
in the pipeline steel in deoxygenated, near-neutral pH solution. By analyzing the change of the free-energy of steel due to
the presence of hydrogen and stress, it is demonstrated that a synergism of hydrogen and stress promotes the cracking of steel.
The enhanced hydrogen concentration in the stressed steel significantly accelerates the crack growth. An exact expression
of the hydrogen concentration factor, i.e., the dependence of anodic dissolution rate of steel at crack-tip on the hydrogen
concentration, is essential at the quantitative prediction of the crack growth rate. |
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