FLIX-214
Response
Historic
Inform industry about rapid creep cavitation fractures in stainless steel
Recommendation
Creep cavitation fractures in stainless steel have been known for some time but previously it had not been generally known that these could, under appropriate conditions of stress and temperature be produced in a relatively short time. Such a fracture can be produced in a matter of minutes by a small fierce fire. This phenomenon was demonstrated during the investigation. Again the attention of industry should be drawn to this phenomenon.
Published Evidence Summary
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Jurisdiction
UK-wide
Response
Historic
Response
HistoricNo government response recorded.
Themes & Tags
Recommendation age
51.1 yrs
Last formal update
No formal updates