The SCC of single crystals of β brass in water: Fractography and crystallography

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Article

Publication Date

8-1-1989

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Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Abstract

The crystallography of transgranular stress corrosion cracking (TG-SCC) in randomly oriented β brass single crystals exposed to distilled water has been studied over a range of electrochemical potentials and slow strain rates. Transgranular SCC in this system is characterized by unusually large {001} crystallographic facets. Steps linking these primary {001} facets were also observed to be of the {001} orientation. Additionally, it is observed that cracking prefers to follow the < 011> directions.

Publication Title

Metallurgical Transactions A

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