본 연구에서는 가장 하혹한 부식 환경 분위기에서 널리 사용되는 오오스테나 이트계 스테인레스 강재 용접부에 대해 비등 염화 마그네슘 용액 중에서의 SCC 발생 및 전파특성을 초기 응력강도계수(initial Stress intensity factors) $K_{Ii}$ 값에 대하여 비교, 검토함으로서 모재, 용접열 영향부, 용착금속 및 비이드 형상에 따른 용 접부의 SCC 감수성을 정량적으로 구명하였다. 또한 이상과 같은 각 부분의 SCC 특성 을 용접부의 조직적 및 기계적 특성 변화와 관련시켜 고찰하였다.
The characteristics of the stress corrosion cracking of SUS 304 stainless steel weldments were studied with the speciments of the constant displacement type under the environment of 42% MgC $l_{2}$ boiled solution (143.+.-.2.deg.C). The susceptibility of initiation and propagation of the stress corrosion crack was quantitatively inspected in the weld metal, heat affected zone and heat affected zone with including the reinforcement shape, respectively. Also, those susceptibility were discussed in connection with the change of mechanical and microstructural characteristics caused by heating cycle of welding. Main results obtained are as follows: (1)Stress corrosion cracking is easiest to initiate and propagate in the heat affected zone of weldment. (2)The susceptibility of stress corrosion cracking of the weldment is largely improved by eliminating the reinforcement part of the weld bead. (3)The dominant factor of the cracking susceptibility of the heat affected zone appeared to be the phenomenon of softening and sensitizing caused by welding heat cycle. (4)Under the low loading conditions, the behavior of stress corrosion cracking of the SUS 304 steel weldment is largely influenced by the pitting phenomenon in the front region of the main crack.
