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Intergranular Corrosion (IGC) Test for ASS

ASTM A262-
A262-2008 (1/4)
Practice A Practice B Practice C Practice E Practice F
(Streicher Test) (Huey Test) (Strauss Test)
Test Name Oxalic Acid** Ferric Sulfate- 65% Nitric Acid Test Copper-Copper Sulfate- Copper-Copper
Etch Test Sulfuric Acid Test - Immersion Test 16% Sulfuric Acid Test Sulfate-50%
- Etching Test - Immersion Test - Immersion Test Sulfuric Acid Test
- Immersion Test
Solution 4 to 240 Hrs 24 to 120 Hrs in 240 Hrs in boiling solution, boiled for 15 Hrs in boiling boiling solution
Temperatue, boiling solution five periods, each of 48 hours. solution. The specimen
Exposure to be bent through 180°°
Time and over a diameter
equal to the thickness of
the specimen being bent.
Detecting - Cr-Carbides - Cr-Carbides - Cr-Carbides - Cr-Carbides - Cr-Carbides
Target- ; 201, 202, 301, ; 304, 304L, 316, ; 304, 304L, CF-3, CF-8, 309, 310, 348 ; 201, 202, 301, 304, ; CF-3M, CF-8M
Materials 304, 304L*, 316L, 317, 317L, - Cr-Carbides & σ Phase (must be 304L, 316, 316L, 317,
304H, 316, CF-3, CF-8 when destined for service in nitric acid) 317L, 321, 347
316L*, 316H, -Cr-Carbides & ; 316, 316L, 317, 317L, 321, 347, CF-
317, 317L*, 321*, σ Phase 3M, CF-8M
347*, CF-3, CF-8, ; 321, CF-3M, CF- - End-grain pitting
CF-3M, CF-8M 8M ; All grades
Test To determine To measure the -Mainly be used as a check on whether To determine To measure
Purpose essentially free of susceptibility to the material has been correctly heat susceptibility to inter susceptibility of "as
Cr-carbides inter granular treated. granular attack received" stainless
sensitization to attack associated -Also be used for materials that come associated with the steels to inter
inter granular with the into contact with strongly oxidizing precipitation granular attack.
attack associat- precipitation of Cr- agents, e.g. nitric acid. of Cr-rich carbides
ed with Cr- carbides at -Also be used to check the effectiveness
carbide grain boundaries of stabilizing elements and of
participates. reductions in C content in reducing
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susceptibility to inter granular attack.
 Intergranular Corrosion (IGC) Test for ASS
ASTM A262-
A262-2008 (2/4)
Practice A Practice B Practice C Practice E Practice F
(Streicher Test) (Huey Test) (Strauss Test)
Determination - No quantitative - Corrosion rate - Corrosion rate during each - Visual examination of Corrosion
or results from weight loss boiling period is calculated from the bent specimen. rate from
Acceptan - Be used for determinations the decrease in the weight of the - No quantitative results weight loss
ce acceptance but - See Table 3 for specimens. - See Table 5 for rapid determination
Category not rejection of rapid screening - See Table 4 for rapid screening screening per Practice
material. per Practice A per Practice A (except 316, A
- See Fig. 1 (except 321, 347 – 316L, - See Fig.11 thru 13.
thru 7. Cb, Ti contained 317, 317L, 321, 347-Mo, Cb, Ti
SS) contained SS)
Alternatives/ - May be used
Test to a rapid
Specimen method screen
specimens
intended for
testing in
other practices
** 10%
(NH4)2S2O8
solution
Notes for * after The purchaser must specify the
Test sensitizing HT maximum permissible corrosion
Requirements/ at 1200-1250F, rate and, in applicable cases,
Condition 1 Hr data on sensitizing HT.
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Intergranular Corrosion (IGC) Test for ASS
ASTM A262-
A262-2008 (3/4)

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 Intergranular Corrosion (IGC) Test for ASS
ASTM A262-
A262-2008 (4/4)

Fig. 11 Passing Test Specimen – View of Bent Ares

(x 20 before reproduction)

Fig. 13 Doubleful Test Result – Traces of intergranular

Fig. 12 Falling Test Specimen – Many intergranular fissues
fissues and orange-
orange-peel surface (x 20 before reproduction)
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