Delayed failures of martensitic high-strength steels in aqueous environments were studied to determine the effect of environmental and metallurgical variables o

High-strength steels are susceptible to delayed cracking under suitable conditions. Frequently such a brittle failure occurs at a stress that is only a fraction

The problem of stress corrosion cracking (SCC), which causes sudden failure of metals and other materials subjected to stress in corrosive environment(s), has a