Einfluß der Oberflächenbeschaffenheit auf die Beständigkeit nichtrostender,austenitischer Chrom-Nickel-Stähle gegen transkristalline Spannungsrißkorrosion

Influence of surface conditions on the resistance of stainless austenitic bromium nickel steels to transcrystalline stress corrosion Grinding weld seams may result in an increased susceptibility to stress corrosion cracking of the areas treated in that way. This susceptibility may be eliminated by an ultimate pickling step; the thickness of the layer to be removed is 0.15 to 100 μm, depending on surface roughness. The susceptibility to stress corrosion cracking of the ground zones can be determined, however, only in the boiling 42% MgCl₂-solution; no stress corrosion cracking could be produced in solutions containing from 10 to 3O% MgCl₂ or 10 to 2O% and even 40% CaCl₂. Another possibility to eliminate stress corrosion cracking susceptibility is an ultimate sand blasting which produces compressive residual stresses in the ground surface.