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Study on the Microstructure and Corresponding Stress Corrosion Cracking Behavior of Joints of Copper Tubes

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The effects of joining methods on the microstructure and corresponding stress corrosion cracking (SCC) behavior of copper tubes used in heat exchangers are evaluated by microstructure characterization and the slow strain rate testing (SSRT). The results show that the brazed joint (BJ) had worse SCC behavior and poorer fracture toughness than the mechanical joint (MJ). The fracture surfaces of the BJ and MJ samples after SSRT demonstrated the different fracture behaviors of the samples, especially intergranular brittle fracture in the BJ. Copper oxide layer on BJ is found to be extremely detrimental to the SCC behavior. Furthermore, a numerical model is established to predict and analyze the onset of the SCC along the surface of BJ.

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Acknowledgements

This study was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grants funded by the Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT) (No. NRF-2018R1A5A1025224). This research was also supported by Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education (2020R1I1A3A04037992). HNH was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) Grant funded by the Korean Government (MSIP) (No. NRF-2021R1A2C3005096). SYA was also supported by the Lightweight Material National Strategy Project (10081334) funded by the Korea Evaluation Institute of Industrial Technology (KEIT). HHC is grateful to support by the Sabbatical Leave Research Program of Hanbat National University in 2021.

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  1. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Hanbat National University, Daejeon, 34158, Republic of Korea

    Sam Yaw Anaman, Han Gyeol Yu & Hoon-Hwe Cho

  2. Production Engineering Research Institute, LG Electronics, Pyeongtaek, 17709, Republic of Korea

    Hyun-Min Sung & Namsu Rho

  3. Department of Materials Science and Engineering and Research Institute of Advanced Materials, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea

    Hyun-Min Sung & Heung Nam Han

  4. Chonnam National University, Gwangju, 61186, Republic of Korea

    Jaekook Kim & Jong-Sook Lee

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Anaman, S.Y., Sung, HM., Yu, H.G. et al. Study on the Microstructure and Corresponding Stress Corrosion Cracking Behavior of Joints of Copper Tubes. Met. Mater. Int. 29, 3532–3547 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12540-023-01457-z

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