749. Environmental Cracking Piping system materials of constructon are normally salected to resist the various forms of SCC. Some piping systems can be susceptible o environmental racking due to upset process consitions, CUI, unanticipated condensation, of exposure to wet hydrogen sulfide or carbonates. Examples ofthis include the fofowing 8) CSCC of austenitic stainless stees resulting from moisture and chlorides under insulation, under deposits, Under gaskeis. or in crevices (see API 583). This is an especially aggressive form of cracking it ‘environmental conditions cause drying and wetting (chlorides concentrate). SCC of austenitic stainless “steels can also occur intemnaly where chiotides ae present with wae. b) Polythionic acid SCC of sensitized austenitic aloy steels resuiting from exposure to suldeimoisture ‘condencationioxygen. ¢) Caustic SCC (sometimes known as caustic embritlement), 1d) Amine SCC in non-stress-relieved piping systems ‘@) Carbonate SCC in alkaline systems. {) Wet hydrogen sulfide stress cracking and hycrogen blistering in systems containing sour water. ‘9). Hydrogen blistering and hydrogen-induced crackng (HIC) damage. This has not been as serious of a problem for piping as it has been for pressure vessels, It is listed here because its considered to be ‘environmental cracking and can occur in piping alhough i has not been extensive. One exception where ths type of damage has been a problem is longitusinally welled pipe fabricated from plate materials ‘See API 571 for additional tals on environmental cracking mechanisms,