Abstract
An extensive study was conducted of the susceptibility of austenitic stainless steels to stresscorrosion cracking in high temperature water over wide ranges of chloride and oxygen concentrations. Corrosion cracking of AISI Type 304, 304L and 347 steels was detected at considerable contents of oxygen (0.1ppm) and Cl- (100ppm) in 300 hours at 300°C. However, the corrosion cracking of AISI 316 steel was not detected at higher contents in 300 hours. The cracking susceptibility of Type 304 steel was increased by sensitizing heat treatment.
