Abstract High pH Stress Corrosion Cracking (HpHSCC) was identified in the 1960 s for the
first time and is considered to be a significant threat for buried pipelines. When certain …

Pipelines are crucial for transporting energy sources, yet corrosion especially stress
corrosion cracking (SCC) poses a complex and potentially catastrophic form of material …

Corrosion, manufacturing defects or complex stress state can induce inclined surface cracks
on pipes that lead to failure by mixed mode fracture. Very few studies have been undertaken …

One of the main reasons for oil-field pipeline failure is groove corrosion. The residual life of
such pipelines is estimated based on defectoscopy corrosion rate—a ratio of the formed …

The influence of hydrostatic simulation on early-stage high-pH stress corrosion crack growth
of X65 pipeline steel was investigated. Results revealed that the initiation of microcracks in …

This investigation demonstrated the occurrence of strain-shock associated with steels
having discontinuous yielding and its effect on high pH stress corrosion cracking (SCC) …

Mixed mode fractures can be triggered by either multi-axial stresses or inclined cracks or
both. Little research has been undertaken on stress intensity factors for inclined cracks in …

The methodology for testing pipeline steels is suggested on the assumption that for the
destruction of pipes in field oil pipelines by the mechanism of grooving corrosion the …

This chapter presents the latest progress made in modeling and prediction of stress
corrosion cracking (SCC) of pipeline steels. The chapter starts first by defining field …

The effects of mechanical factors on crack growth behavior during the second stage of high
pH stress corrosion cracking in pipeline steel were investigated by applying several loading …