What Causes Stress Corrosion Cracking?

What Causes Stress Corrosion Cracking? SCC is the result of a combination of three factors – a susceptible material, exposure to a corrosive environment, and tensile stresses above a threshold. If any one of these factors are eliminated, SCC initiation becomes impossible. What causes stress cracking? Tensile Stress In the case of stress corrosion cracking,