Effects of Multiple Welding Thermal Cycles on Stress Corrosion of L360N Steel in a Simulated Shale Gas Gathering Environment Containing Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria.

ABSTRACT: The combined effect of sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) and a microstructure on the stress corrosion behavior of heat-affected zones (HAZs) in pipeline steel for shale gas field applications was investigated. The results show that when the peak heating temperature reached 1020 °C, a coarse microstructure formed during multiple thermal cycles (MTCs), and Widmanstätten structures appeared in the HAZ. In the simulated environment, SRB intensified localized pitting corrosion of both the base metal and the HAZ. The welding HAZ was softened by the MTCs, and significant microcrack growth was observed in the presence of SRB. Among all subzones, the coarse-grained HAZ (CGHAZ) was the most susceptible to stress corrosion cracking (SCC) under shale gas service conditions. Cracks initiated at the metal

SUBMITTER: Xiao J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12471372 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature