stress-corrosion cracking

stress-corrosion cracking

[′stres kə¦rō·zhən ‚krak·iŋ] (metallurgy) Failure by cracking under the conjoint action of a constant tensile stress, which is applied to residual, in certain chemical environments specific to the metal.

stress-corrosion cracking

A failure of metals by cracking as a result of corrosion and stress.