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简介:ConstantloadtestsinNS4solutionpurgedwithN2-5%CO2gasmixturewereconductedonAmericanPetroleumInstitute(API)X80pipelinesteelappliedinthe2ndWest-EastGasPipelineprojectwithandwithoutpreload.TheresultsshowthatcrackscouldinitiateandpropagateinX80pipelinesteelinnear-neutralpHenvironmentunderaconstantloadcondition.Thelifeofcrackinitiationandpropagationincreasedwithdecreasingappliedstress.Preloaddidnotchangeitscorrosionbehaviorobviously.However,preloadreducedthetimeforcrackinitiation.