Stress Corrosion Cracking Sensitivity of High Purity Fe-Cr Alloys in High Temperature Water

Stress Corrosion Cracking (SCC) sensitivities of high purity Fe-Cr alloys were investigated in simulated Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) and primary Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR) cooling waters, by constant extension rate tests (CERT) at a strain rate of 4x10-7s-1. No high purity Fe-Cr alloy showed any SCC sensitivity in either simulated BWR and PWR primary water environment.