Question

As stress-corrosion cracks penetrate the material, the cross-sectional area gets reduced under constant tensile load.

(a) False

(b) True

This question was posed to me during an internship interview.

Question is from Eight Forms topic in portion Eight Forms of Corrosion of Corrosion Engineering

Answer 1

The correct option is (b) True

Best explanation: Stress-corrosion cracking is the simultaneous attack of corrosion and stress. A stress-corrosion crack penetrates the material; the cross-sectional area gets reduced under constant tensile stress.