September 2015

Effect of induced stress on the corrosion rate of medium carbon steel in saline environment

This study investigated how 0.33% medium carbon steel is affected by induced stress in a saline environment. Three geometries namely U-bend, C-ring and I-shape samples were formed representing varying degrees of stress level induced on the samples. The test specimens were subjected to static loading in saline environment containing 15.0 wt.%, 10.0 wt.% and 3.5 wt.% of sodium chloride (NaCl) for a typical exposure time...

Author(s): Alo Oluwaseun A. and Ibitoye Simeon A.