STRESS CORROSION AND HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT OF LINE-PIPE STEEL IN UNDERGROUND ENVIRONMENTS

A survey covers known cases of the rupture failure of gas transmission pipelines due to stress corrosion cracking; the nature of environments known to cause stress corrosion cracking; the possibility of embrittlement due to hydrogen from sources such as corrosion or cathodic protection; the characteristics of stress corrosion cracking in line pipe; and possible methods of minimizing cracking in line pipe, such as inhibitive primers or shot peening of the pipe surface.

  • Corporate Authors:

    National Association of Corrosion Engineers

    P.O. Box 1499
    Houston, TX  United States  77001
  • Authors:
    • Vrable, J B
  • Publication Date: 0

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  • Accession Number: 00056179
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Source Agency: American Petroleum Institute
  • Files: TRIS
  • Created Date: Jul 15 1974 12:00AM