Refers to a type of material degradation and failureThe inability of a pipeline system to fulfill its intended function or meet the required performance criteria. Pipeline failures can have significant consequenc… mechanism that occurs when a combination of environmental factors and mechanical stressThe internal forces and pressures experienced by a pipeline as a result of various factors, including internal and external loads, operating conditions, and env… leads to pipeline cracks.
- Hide NotesEXAMPLE EAC includes but is not limited to stress corrosion cracking (SCC)A form of corrosion-induced cracking that occurs when a susceptible material is exposed to a corrosive environment and subjected to tensile stresses. SCC can le… hydrogen-induced cracking (HIC)A form of material failure caused by the ingress, diffusion, and subsequent interaction of hydrogen atoms within a susceptible material, which results in pipe d…, stressThe internal forces and pressures experienced by a pipeline as a result of various factors, including internal and external loads, operating conditions, and env…-oriented hydrogenA natural gas element used in non-destructive testing,
hydrogen is a chemical element with the symbol "H" and atomic number 1. It is the lightest and most abun…-induced cracking (SOHIC), sulfide-stress cracking (SSCA form of environmentally assisted cracking that can occur in certain materials, particularly carbon steels, in the presence of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) gas. It i…).
