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The SCC of single crystals of β brass in water: Fractography and crystallography

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The crystallography of transgranular stress corrosion cracking (TG-SCC) in randomly oriented β brass single crystals exposed to distilled water has been studied over a range of electrochemical potentials and slow strain rates. Transgranular SCC in this system is characterized by unusually large {001} crystallographic facets. Steps linking these primary {001} facets were also observed to be of the {001} orientation. Additionally, it is observed that cracking prefers to follow the <011> directions.

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  1. Department of Metallurgy and Engineering Materials, NE1 7RU, Newcastle upon Tyne, England

    W. K. Blanchard (Postdoctoral Research Associate)

  2. Department of Metallurgical Engineering, Michigan Technological University, 49931, Houghton, MI

    L. A. Heldt (Professor)

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W.K. BLANCHARD, Jr., formerly Graduate Student, Department of Metallurgical Engineering, Michigan Technological University,

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Blanchard, W.K., Heldt, L.A. The SCC of single crystals of β brass in water: Fractography and crystallography. Metall Trans A 20, 1439–1444 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02665501

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