An overview of near-neutral pH stress corrosion cracking in pipelines and mitigation strategies for its initiation and growth

W Chen - Corrosion, 2016 - meridian.allenpress.com
Stress corrosion cracking (SCC) of pipeline steels in near-neutral pH environments has
remained a significant integrity risk for oil and gas pipelines. Although it has traditionally …

Aging of iron nanoparticles in aqueous solution: effects on structure and reactivity

V Sarathy, PG Tratnyek, JT Nurmi… - The Journal of …, 2008 - ACS Publications
Aging (or longevity) is one of the most important and potentially limiting factors in the use of
nano-Fe0 to reduce groundwater contaminants. We investigated the aging of FeH2 (Toda …

Effect of inclusions on initiation of stress corrosion cracks in X70 pipeline steel in an acidic soil environment

ZY Liu, XG Li, CW Du, L Lu, YR Zhang, YF Cheng - Corrosion Science, 2009 - Elsevier
The effect of inclusions on the initiation of stress corrosion cracking (SCC) X70 pipeline steel
was investigated in an acidic soil solution using slow strain rate test, scanning electron …

Corrosion of carbon steel under anaerobic conditions in a repository for SF and HLW in Opalinus Clay. Technical report 08-12

F King - 2008 - inis.iaea.org
Nagra is considering carbon steel as one of the canister material options for the disposal of
highlevel waste and spent fuel in a deep geological repository in Opalinus Clay. Following a …

Effects of corrosion product deposit on the subsequent cathodic and anodic reactions of X-70 steel in near-neutral pH solution

GZ Meng, C Zhang, YF Cheng - Corrosion Science, 2008 - Elsevier
The effects of corrosion product deposit on the subsequent anodic and cathodic reactions of
X-70 steel in a near-neutral pH solution were investigated by localized electrochemical …

Mechanism for hydrogen evolution reaction on pipeline steel in near-neutral pH solution

YF Cheng, L Niu - Electrochemistry Communications, 2007 - Elsevier
Cyclic voltammetry, hydrogen permeation tests and electrochemical impedance
spectroscopy measurements were combined to study the mechanism for hydrogen evolution …

Corrosion behavior of X-70 pipe steel in near-neutral pH solution

L Niu, YF Cheng - Applied surface science, 2007 - Elsevier
The mechanism of near-neutral pH stress corrosion cracking (SCC) of natural gas pipelines
has not been well-established since the first accident was found in the 1980s. In particular …

Transgranular crack growth in the pipeline steels exposed to near-neutral pH soil aqueous solutions: the role of hydrogen

W Chen, R Kania, R Worthingham, G Van Boven - Acta Materialia, 2009 - Elsevier
The aim of this investigation was to understand why some transgranular cracks developed in
the pipeline steels exposed to near-neutral pH environments, typically 5% of total crack …

Near-neutral pH corrosion and stress corrosion crack initiation of a mill-scaled pipeline steel under the combined effect of oxygen and paint primer

S Wang, L Lamborn, W Chen - Corrosion Science, 2021 - Elsevier
This investigation was initiated to study near-neutral pH stress corrosion crack initiation of a
mill-scaled X65 pipeline steel under cyclic loading and the combined effect of oxygen and …

The role of residual stress in neutral pH stress corrosion cracking of pipeline steels–Part II: Crack dormancy

W Chen, G Van Boven, R Rogge - Acta Materialia, 2007 - Elsevier
This investigation provides a quantitative analysis of the effect of Type I residual stresses on
the occurrence of pitting and stress corrosion cracking (SCC) formation in pipeline steel …