TG11:20 Stress Corrosion Cracking in High Tensile and Alloy Steels - Digital Download (PDF format)
This guidance note provides essential advice on stress corrosion cracking in high-tensile and alloy steel scaffold components, helping companies identify risks and prevent sudden equipment failure.
This 2 page comprehensive technical guidance is aimed at scaffolding companies, managers, and inspection personnel. It explains how stress corrosion cracking can occur in certain steel components when tensile stress and corrosive conditions combine, potentially leading to brittle and unexpected failure. The guidance outlines risk factors, typical components affected, inspection considerations, and control measures, including storage, handling, and replacement strategies. By following this guidance, companies can improve asset management, reduce the risk of catastrophic component failure, and maintain safe and compliant scaffolding operations.
