ASTM G49-85(2011)
Standard Practice for Preparation and Use of Direct Tension Stress-Corrosion Test Specimens

Standard No.

ASTM G49-85(2011)

Release Date

1985

Published By

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

Status

Be replaced

Replace By

ASTM G49-85(2019)

Latest

ASTM G49-85(2023)e1

Scope

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.

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 G35, G36, G37, and G44, and to ASTM Special Technical Publication 425 (1).

ASTM G49-85(2011) Referenced Document

• ASTM E8 Standard Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Materials*， 1999-04-19 Update
• ASTM G35 Standard Practice for Determining the Susceptibility of Stainless Steels and Related Nickel-Chromium-Iron Alloys to Stress-Corrosion Cracking in Polythionic Acids*， 1998-04-19 Update
• ASTM G36 Standard Practice for Evaluating Stress-Corrosion-Cracking Resistance of Metals and Alloys in a Boiling Magnesium Chloride Solution*， 2018-10-01 Update
• ASTM G37 Standard Practice for Use of Mattsson's Solution of pH 7.2 to Evaluate the Stress-Corrosion Cracking Susceptibility of Copper-Zinc Alloys*， 2021-05-01 Update
• ASTM G44 Standard Practice for Exposure of Metals and Alloys by Alternate Immersion in Neutral 3.5?% Sodium Chloride Solution*， 1999-04-19 Update

ASTM G49-85(2011) history

• 2023 ASTM G49-85(2023)e1 Standard Practice for Preparation and Use of Direct Tension Stress-Corrosion Test Specimens
• 2019 ASTM G49-85(2019) Standard Practice for Preparation and Use of Direct Tension Stress-Corrosion Test Specimens
• 1985 ASTM G49-85(2011) Standard Practice for Preparation and Use of Direct Tension Stress-Corrosion Test Specimens
• 1985 ASTM G49-85(2005) Standard Practice for Preparation and Use of Direct Tension Stress-Corrosion Test Specimens
• 1985 ASTM G49-85(2000) Standard Practice for Preparation and Use of Direct Tension Stress-Corrosion Test Specimens