简介：Inordertostudythestresscorrosioncracking(SCC)ofX70pipelinesteelanditsweldjointinacidsoilenvironmentofsoutheastofChina,twosimulatingmethodswereusedhere.Theonewastoobtainthebadmicrostructuresinheataffectedzonebyannealingat1300°Cfor10minandaircoolingtoroomtemperature,theotherwastogetaseriesofsimulatingsolutionsoftheacidsoilenvironment.SCCsusceptibilitiesofX70pipelinesteelsbeforeandafterbeingnormalizedinthesimulatedsolutionswerestudiedbyslowstrainratetest(SSRT)andmicrostructuralobservationoffractureareas.Potentiodynamicpolarizationcurveswereusedtostudytheelectrochemicalbehaviourofdifferentmicrostructures.SCCdoesoccurtoboththeas-receivedmaterialandnormalizedmicrostructureafterheattreatmentasthepolarizationpotentialdecreased.Hydrogenembrittlement(HE)isindicatedoccurringtoalltestedmaterialsat-850mV(vsSCE)and-1200mV(vsSCE).TheSCCmechanismsaredifferentwithinvaryingpotentialrange.Anodicdissolutionisthekeycauseaspolarizationpotentialhigherthannullcurrentpotential,andHEwillplayamoreimportantroleaspolarizationpotentiallowerthanthenullcurrentpotential.