The microfractography of transgranular stress corrosion cracking (TSCC) of 70Cu-30Zn a-brass in ammoniacal solution was studied. The observations indicate that on a very microscale, the crack path of TSCC of or-brass ...The microfractography of transgranular stress corrosion cracking (TSCC) of 70Cu-30Zn a-brass in ammoniacal solution was studied. The observations indicate that on a very microscale, the crack path of TSCC of or-brass follows {111} planes. The crack path very often alternates between {111} Planes to result in 'cleavage-like'facet, the usual average orientation of which is {110} with preferential microscopic crack propagation in (100) and (112) directions. The average orientation of wide secondary facets is often close to {100}. The size of {111} microfacets increases with incrmsing stress intensity K, which indicates that the microscopic crack path follows {111} planes on which some localized slip has occurred. Possible TSCC mechanisms which appear to be consistent with the microfraphic features observed in the present study are also discussed.展开更多
文摘The microfractography of transgranular stress corrosion cracking (TSCC) of 70Cu-30Zn a-brass in ammoniacal solution was studied. The observations indicate that on a very microscale, the crack path of TSCC of or-brass follows {111} planes. The crack path very often alternates between {111} Planes to result in 'cleavage-like'facet, the usual average orientation of which is {110} with preferential microscopic crack propagation in (100) and (112) directions. The average orientation of wide secondary facets is often close to {100}. The size of {111} microfacets increases with incrmsing stress intensity K, which indicates that the microscopic crack path follows {111} planes on which some localized slip has occurred. Possible TSCC mechanisms which appear to be consistent with the microfraphic features observed in the present study are also discussed.