noun
stress corrosion cracking
Technical term in materials science and engineering; refers to cracking caused by combined action of tensile stress and a corrosive environment.
応力腐食割れは、ステンレス鋼でも発生することがある。
Stress corrosion cracking can occur even in stainless steel.
Compound of 応力 (stress), 腐食 (corrosion), and 割れ (cracking).