ASTM G49-85(2005)

Standard Practice for Preparation and Use of Direct Tension Stress-Corrosion Test Specimens

SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
Axially loaded tension specimens provide one of the most versatile methods of performing a stress-corrosion test because of the flexibility permitted in the choice of type and size of test specimen, stressing procedures, and range of stress levels.
The uniaxial stress system is simple; hence, this test method is often used for studies of stress-corrosion mechanisms. This type of test is amenable to the simultaneous exposure of unstressed specimens (no applied load) with stressed specimens and subsequent tension testing to distinguish between the effects of true stress corrosion and mechanical overload (2). Additional considerations in regard to the significance of the test results and their interpretation are given in Sections 6 and 10.
Wide variations in test results may be obtained for a given material and specimen orientation with different specimen sizes and stressing procedures. This consideration is significant especially in the standardization of a test procedure for interlaboratory comparisons or quality control.
SCOPE
1.1 This practice covers procedures for designing, preparing, and using ASTM standard tension test specimens for investigating susceptibility to stress-corrosion cracking. Axially loaded specimens may be stressed quantitatively with equipment for application of either a constant load, constant strain, or with a continuously increasing strain.
1.2 Tension test specimens are adaptable for testing a wide variety of product forms as well as parts joined by welding, riveting, or various other methods.
1.3 The exposure of specimens in a corrosive environment is treated only briefly because other standards are being prepared to deal with this aspect. Meanwhile, the investigator is referred to Practices G 35, G 36, G 37, and G 44, and to ASTM Special Technical Publication 425 ().

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 30-Sep-2005
• Technical Committee: G01 - Corrosion of Metals
• Drafting Committee: G01.06 - Environmentally Assisted Cracking

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM G49-85(2000) - Standard Practice for Preparation and Use of Direct Tension Stress-Corrosion Test Specimens
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2005
• Referred By: ASTM G129-21 - Standard Practice for Slow Strain Rate Testing to Evaluate the Susceptibility of Metallic Materials to Environmentally Assisted Cracking
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2005
• Referred By: ASTM G47-22 - Standard Test Method for Determining Susceptibility to Stress-Corrosion Cracking of 2XXX and 7XXX Aluminum Alloy Products
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2005
• Referred By: ASTM G107-95(2020)e1 - Standard Guide for Formats for Collection and Compilation of Corrosion Data for Metals for Computerized Database Input
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2005
• Referred By: ASTM G111-21a - Standard Guide for Corrosion Tests in High Temperature or High Pressure Environment, or Both
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2005
• Referred By: ASTM G139-05(2022) - Standard Test Method for Determining Stress-Corrosion Cracking Resistance of Heat-Treatable Aluminum Alloy Products Using Breaking Load Method
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2005
• Referred By: ASTM G41-90(2018) - Standard Practice for Determining Cracking Susceptibility of Metals Exposed Under Stress to a Hot Salt Environment
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2005
• Referred By: ASTM G30-22 - Standard Practice for Making and Using U-Bend Stress-Corrosion Test Specimens
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2005
• Referred By: ASTM G168-17 - Standard Practice for Making and Using Precracked Double Beam Stress Corrosion Specimens
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2005
• Referred By: ASTM G58-85(2015) - Standard Practice for Preparation of Stress-Corrosion Test Specimens for Weldments
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2005
• Referred By: ASTM G103-97(2023)e1 - Standard Practice for Evaluating Stress-Corrosion Cracking Resistance of Low Copper 7XXX Series Al-Zn-Mg-Cu Alloys in Boiling 6 % Sodium Chloride Solution
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2005
• Referred By: ASTM G123-00(2022)e1 - Standard Test Method for Evaluating Stress-Corrosion Cracking of Stainless Alloys with Different Nickel Content in Boiling Acidified Sodium Chloride Solution
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2005

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation:G49–85 (Reapproved2005)
Standard Practice for
Preparation and Use of Direct Tension Stress-Corrosion
Test Specimens
ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationG49;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginal
adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision.Anumber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript
epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope 3. Summary of Practice
1.1 This practice covers procedures for designing, prepar- 3.1 This practice covers the use of axially loaded, quantita-
ing, and using ASTM standard tension test specimens for tively stressed ASTM standard tension test specimens for
investigating susceptibility to stress-corrosion cracking. Axi- investigating the resistance to stress-corrosion cracking of
ally loaded specimens may be stressed quantitatively with metallic materials in all types of product forms. Consideration
equipment for application of either a constant load, constant is given to important factors in the selection of appropriate
strain, or with a continuously increasing strain. specimens, the design of loading equipment, and the effects of
1.2 Tension test specimens are adaptable for testing a wide these factors on the state of stress in the specimen as corrosion
variety of product forms as well as parts joined by welding, occurs.
riveting, or various other methods.
4. Significance and Use
1.3 The exposure of specimens in a corrosive environment
is treated only briefly because other standards are being 4.1 Axially loaded tension specimens provide one of the
most versatile methods of performing a stress-corrosion test
prepared to deal with this aspect. Meanwhile, the investigator
is referred to Practices G35, G36, G37, and G44, and toASTM because of the flexibility permitted in the choice of type and
size of test specimen, stressing procedures, and range of stress
Special Technical Publication 425 (1).
levels.
2. Referenced Documents
4.2 The uniaxial stress system is simple; hence, this test
2.1 ASTM Standards: method is often used for studies of stress-corrosion mecha-
E8 Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Materials nisms. This type of test is amenable to the simultaneous
G35 PracticeforDeterminingtheSusceptibilityofStainless exposure of unstressed specimens (no applied load) with
Steels and Related Nickel-Chromium-Iron Alloys to stressed specimens and subsequent tension testing to distin-
Stress-Corrosion Cracking in Polythionic Acids guish between the effects of true stress corrosion and mechani-
G36 Practice for Evaluating Stress-Corrosion-Cracking Re- cal overload (2). Additional considerations in regard to the
sistance of Metals and Alloys in a Boiling Magnesium significance of the test results and their interpretation are given
Chloride Solution in Sections 6 and 10.
G37 Practice for Use of Mattsson’s Solution of pH to 4.3 Wide variations in test results may be obtained for a
Evaluate the Stress-Corrosion Cracking Susceptibility of given material and specimen orientation with different speci-
Copper-Zinc Alloys men sizes and stressing procedures. This consideration is
G44 Practice for Exposure of Metals and Alloys by Alter- significant especially in the standardization of a test procedure
nate Immersion in Neutral 3.5 % Sodium Chloride Solu- for interlaboratory comparisons or quality control.
tion
5. Test Specimens
5.1 Whenever possible, tension test specimens used in
This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee G01 on Corrosion
evaluating susceptibility to stress-corrosion cracking should
of Metals and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee G01.06 on Environmen-
conform to the dimensions of standard tension test specimens
tally Assisted Cracking.
Current edition approved Oct. 1, 2005. Published October 2005. Originally
specified in Test Methods E8, which contain details for
approvedin1976.Lastpreviouseditionapprovedin2000asG49 – 85(2000).DOI:
specimens machined from various product forms.
10.1520/G0049-85R05.
5.2 A wide range of sizes for tension test specimens is
The boldface numbers in parentheses refer to the list of references at the end of
this practice. possible, depending primarily upon the dimensions of the
For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
product to be tested. Because the stress-corrosion test results
contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM
can be markedly influenced by the cross section of the test
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specimen, this factor should be given careful consideration
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with regard to the object of the investigation. Although larger
specimens may be more representative of most actual struc-
tures, they often cannot be machined from product forms to be
evaluated; and they present more difficulties in stressing and
handling in the laboratory. Also, larger specimens of some
materials may require longer exposure periods than smaller
specimens.
5.3 Smaller cross-section specimens are widely used be-
cause they (1) have a greater sensitivity to the initiation of
stress-corrosion cracking, (2) usually give test results more
quickly, and (3) permit greater convenience in testing. On the
other hand, the smaller specimens are more difficult to ma-
chine, and their performance is more likely to be influenced by
extraneous stress concentrations resulting from non-axial load-
ing,corrosionpits,etc.Therefore,specimenslessthanabout10
mm (0.4 in.) in gauge length or 3.0 mm (0.12 in.) in diameter
are not recommended for general use.
5.4 Tension specimens containing machined notches have
been used in studies of stress-corrosion cracking and hydrogen
embrittlement (3). The presence of a notch induces a triaxial
stressstateattherootofthenotchwhereintheactualstresswill
be greater by a concentration factor dependent on the notch
geometry.Advantages of such specimens include the probable
localization of cracking to the notch region and acceleration of
failure. However, unless directly related to practical conditions
of usage, spurious results may ensue.
5.5 Tension specimens containing a machined notch in
NOTE—The behavior shown is generally representative, but the curves
which a mechanical precrack (for example, a fatigue or tension
will vary with specific alloys and tempers.
crack) has been started will be the subject of another ASTM
FIG. 1 Effect of Loading Method and Extent of Cracking or
standard. Various types of precracked specimens are discussed
Corrosion Pattern on Average Net Section Stress
in other publications (2, 4).
6. Stress Considerations
not susceptible to stress-corrosion cracking, or (2) stress-
6.1 There are several factors that may introduce bending corrosion cracking of a material at an unknown stress higher
than the intended nominal test stress. The occurrence of either
moments on specimens, such as a longitudinal curvature,
misalignmentofthreadsonthreaded-endroundspecimens,and of these phenomena would interfere with a valid evaluation of
materials with a relatively high resistance to stress corrosion.
the corners of sheet-type specimens. The significance of these
factors is greater for specimens with smaller cross sections. These considerations must be taken into account in experi-
ments undertaken to determine “threshold” stresses. The sig-
Even though eccentricity in loading can be minimized to equal
the same standards accepted for tension testing machines, nificance of these factors is discussed further in Section 10.
inevitably, there is some variation in the tensile stress around
7. Stressing Methods
the circumference of the test specimen which can be of such
7.1 General Considerations:
magnitude that it will introduce considerable error in the
desired stress. Tests should be made on specimens with strain 7.1.1 Tension specimens may be subjected to a wide range
of stress levels associated with either elastic or elastic and
gages affixed to the specimen surface (around the circumfer-
ence in 90° or 120° intervals) to verify strain and stress plastic strain. Because the stress system is intended to be
uniformity and determine if machining practices and stressing essentially uniaxial (except in the case of notched specimens),
jigs are of adequate tolerance and quality. great care must be exercised in the construction of stressing
6.2 Another consideration is the possible increase in net frames so that bending stresses are avoided or minimized.
section stress that will occur when corrosion develops during 7.1.2 Although a number of different stressing frames have
the environmental exposure (1, 5). As shown schematically in been used with tension specimens, three basic types are
Fig. 1, there are two limiting curves: one for zero stiffness considered herein: constant (sustained) load, constant strain
(dead weight) and the other for infinite stiffness (ideal constant (deformation), and continuously increasing strain. A constant
strain). In actual testing with various types of stressing frames, loadcanbeobtainedwithdeadweight,buttrulyconstantstrain
such as those shown in Figs. 2-4, the increase in net section loading is seldom achieved because a stressing frame with
stress will be somewhere in between. When the net section infinitestiffnesswouldberequired.Stress-corrosiontestresults
stress becomes greater than the nominal gross section stress can be influenced by the type of loading in combination with
and increases to the point of fracture, either of two events can the design of the test specimen; therefore, the investigator
occur: (1) fracture by mechanical overload of a material that is shouldselectloadingconditionsmostapplicabletothepurpose
G49–85 (2005)
FIG. 2 Spring-Loaded Stressing Frame (7)
calibration of tension testing machines, has also been adapted
to stress-corrosion testing to provide a simple, compact, and
easily operated device to apply axial load (8); see Fig. 3(a).
The load is applied by tightening a nut on one of the bolts and
is determined by carefully measuring the change in ring
diameter.Anothersimilarbutlesssophisticatedringdevicecan
also be used, the difference being that the load is applied with
a hydraulic jig (8) as shown in Fig. 3(b). In either ring device,
the bolt contains a keyway to prevent a torsional stress from
being applied to the specimen while tightening the nut.
7.2.2 Constant Strain—Stress-co
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