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Toward the multiscale nature of stress corrosion cracking

  • Liu, Xiaolong (School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Korea Aerospace University) ;
  • Hwang, Woonggi (School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Korea Aerospace University) ;
  • Park, Jaewoong (School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Korea Aerospace University) ;
  • Van, Donghyun (Daewoo Institute of Construction Technology) ;
  • Chang, Yunlong (School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenyang University of Technology) ;
  • Lee, Seung Hwan (School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Korea Aerospace University) ;
  • Kim, Sung-Yup (Computational Science Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology) ;
  • Han, Sangsoo (Computational Science Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology) ;
  • Lee, Boyoung (School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Korea Aerospace University)
  • Received : 2017.07.24
  • Accepted : 2017.10.24
  • Published : 2018.02.25
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Abstract

This article reviews the multiscale nature of stress corrosion cracking (SCC) observed by high-resolution characterizations in austenite stainless steels and Ni-base superalloys in light water reactors (including boiling water reactors, pressurized water reactors, and supercritical water reactors) with related opinions. A new statistical summary and comparison of observed degradation phenomena at different length scales is included. The intrinsic causes of this multiscale nature of SCC are discussed based on existing evidence and related opinions, ranging from materials theory to practical processing technologies. Questions of interest are then discussed to improve bottom-up understanding of the intrinsic causes. Last, a multiscale modeling and simulation methodology is proposed as a promising interdisciplinary solution to understand the intrinsic causes of the multiscale nature of SCC in light water reactors, based on a review of related supporting application evidence.

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