Decarburization;
P segregation;
Primary water stress corrosion cracking;
Low-alloy steels;
D O I:
10.1016/j.scriptamat.2008.08.016
中图分类号:
TB3 [工程材料学];
学科分类号:
0805 ;
080502 ;
摘要:
Decarburization causes intergranular brittleness of a low-alloy steel, arising from P segregation at grain boundaries. The grain boundary segregation concentration of P increases with decreasing decarburization temperature and increasing holding time at a temperature, resulting in the drastic decrease in intergranular fracture strength. It was confirmed that Surface oxide films formed along the grain boundaries during decarburization act as a prerequisite factor for intergranular stress corrosion cracking of the low-alloy steel in a primary water environment. (c) 2008 Published by Elsevier Ltd. on behalf of Acta Materialia Inc.