Doug, Thank you for your insight. Stuff I would never have thought of.
I'm just building engines not nuclear reactors so I don't run into this
too often. Thanks again
one of the other dougs
dferguso@ebmail.gdeb.com wrote:
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> doug- i believe the reason is a phenomenon known as chloride stress
> corrosion cracking, and it is a concern in certain metals and alloys. it is
> of a MAJOR concern in nuclear reactor systems. the stress corrosion occurs
> because the more highly stressed grains of the metal or alloy are slightly
> more anodic than neighboring grains and tend to react with the chlorine.
> the resulting cracks usually propogate, often with extensive branching,
> until failure occurs. - doug @ black radon engineering
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