4.

General Damage Mechanisms

Mechanical &
Metallurgical (19)

Uniform or Localized
loss of thickness (12)

High Temp Corrosion

400F/204C (7)

Graphitization

Galvanic corrosion

Oxidation

Softening
(Spheroidization)

Atmospheric
corrosion

Sulfidation

Corrosion Fatigue

Temper
Embrittlement

Corrosion Under
Insulation (CUI)

Carburization

Caustic SCC

Strain Aging

Cooling water
corrosion

Decarburization

Ammonia Stress
corrosion cracking

885 F Embrittlement

Boiler water
condensate

Metal dusting

Liquid metal
embrittlement (LME)

Sigma phase
embrittlement

CO2 Corrosion

Fuel ash corrosion

Hydrogen
Embrittlement

Brittle fracture

Flue gas dew point

corrosion

Nitriding

Creep / stress
rupture

Microbiologically
induced corrosion

Thermal fatigue

Soil corrosion

Short term
overheating- Stress

Caustic corrosion

rupture

Steam blanketing

Dealloying

Dissimilar metal
weld cracking

Graphitic corrosion

Thermal shock

Erosion / Erosion
corrosion

Cavitation

Mechanical Fatigue

Vibration induced
fatigue

Refractory
degradation

Reheat cracking

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API 571

Environment-Assisted
cracking (6)
Chloride SCC
(Cl SCC)

(Caustic