Prediction of the corrosion cracking of structures under the conditions of high-temperature creep

Abstract

On the basis of the continual model of corrosion crack growth proposed earlier and the well-known incremental-type creep theory, we make an attempt to predict the corrosion cracking of structures under the conditions of high-temperature creep. We propose the mathematical statement of the problem taking into account the influence on corrosion cracking of the properties of corrosive media and the redistribution of stresses in time caused by creep. The Bubnov–Galerkin method is applied for the solution of this problem. An example of prediction of the phenomenon of corrosion cracking in the case of creep of a pipe under the action of internal pressure is analyzed