Review Paper(Vol.59 No.12 pp.890-899)

The Contribution of the Fracture Mechanics for Testing Method which Evaluates Stress Corrosion Cracks Initiation to Propagation Process

Gen NAKAYAMA, Yohei SAKAKIBARA, Tomoyuki FUJII, Yoshinobu SHIMAMURA and Keiichiro TOHGO

Key Words:Stress corrosion cracking, SCC, Initiation process, Crack propagation, Uniaxtual constant load test, Constant strain test, Fracture mechanics, Stress intensity factor, Kiscc