Stress Corrosion Cracking Susceptibility of 304L Substrate …
1. Introduction. AISI 304 stainless steel (SS) is one of the candidate materials used for dry storage canisters of spent nuclear fuel as an interim storage measure before final disposal [1,2].A great concern for the long-term integrity of canisters located near the coastline is chloride-induced stress corrosion cracking of austenitic stainless …