Failure analysis of the brass tubes in a lubricating oil cooler

Volume: 18, Issue: 8, Pages: 2232 - 2239
Published: Dec 1, 2011
Abstract
Failure analysis was carried out on leaked brass tubes of a lubricating oil cooler. Direct evidences of dezincification and stress corrosion cracking (SCC) were observed by scanning electron microscope (SEM) and energy dispersive spectroscopic (EDS) analysis. It is found that there are many small pits distributed on the fracture surface and EDS analysis revealed the occurrence of dezincification in the small pits. SCC was observed on the...
Paper Details
Title
Failure analysis of the brass tubes in a lubricating oil cooler
Published Date
Dec 1, 2011
Volume
18
Issue
8
Pages
2232 - 2239
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