Stress Corrosion Cracking (SCC) typically occurs due to improper materials selection or heat treatment, design issues, and unforeseen environmental conditions, i.e., inadequate maintenance, thermal transient conditions, or lack of consideration of residual stresses. It is one of the most common environmentally assisted failure modes encountered.
We evaluate stress corrosion cracking (SCC) issues and develop solutions to mitigate its effects. In addition, we perform Fitness-For-Service evaluations per API-579 and ASME Section II – as well as evaluating NDE test results and designing weld repairs. Our experience includes carbon & stainless steels and other materials – on pressure vessels, heat exchangers, boilers, piping, and other process equipment.
Call us to assist you resolve your SCC issues – let us assist you in lowering costs, and improving safety.
Mechanical Engineering
- SCC Mitigation Applied to Weldments in Heat Exchangers, Pressure Vessels, Chemical Reactors, Nuclear Components
- Hydrogen Embrittlement Analyses
- Metallurgical Evaluations
- Weldment Residual Stress Analyses
- Linear Elastic Fracture Mechanics
- Remaining Safe-Life Evaluations
- Fitness-For-Service of Components
- Weld /Repair Technology
- Thermal and Mechanical Stress Relieving
- Chloride SCC Testing & Analysis
- Crack Growth Analyses
- Thermal Crack Growth Mitigation Techniques
- Elastic-Plastic (J Integral) Fracture Mechanics
Recent Projects
Read more about Stress Corrosion Cracking (SCC).
President Bill O’Donnell, Sr. has published numerous Technical Publications which include topics in SCC. A few are:
Examples Include:
- Petrochemical
- Oil/Gas
- Process
- Energy
- Piping
- Pressure Vessels
- Heat Exchangers
In considering the stress corrosion cracking problem in the heat affected zone of field welds in nuclear BWR primary pumping, the O’Donnell team developed a reliable mechanical stress improvement process which applies compressive stresses and is easy to control and verify.
Have stress corrosion cracking issues? Give us a call – let’s talk about your needs.
Related Links:
>> Introduction to Stress Corrosion Cracking
>> Elevated Temperature Design & Analysis
>> Fitness for Service
>> Links of Engineering Resources
>> Publications – Heat Exchangers, Pressure Vessels, Fatigue, Elevated Temperature
Learn from the experience of others. Especially when one such “other” is Dr. William O’Donnell, PhD, PE, Founder and President of O’Donnell Consulting Engineers, Inc., and ASME “Engineer of the Year” – his 50 years of experience in analysis of components including fatigue and fracture safety evaluations and failure analyses are now comprised in this volume.
If you are interested learning more in Engineering Design, Manufacturing and Construction, as well as Failure Analysis, then this book is a must have!
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