Stress corrosion cracking in marine structural steel most commonly occurs when:
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A
Sustained tensile stress combines simultaneously with exposure to a corrosive environment
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B
Low-cycle fatigue from wave-induced bending exceeds the material's endurance limit
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C
Thermal cycling from engine room heat gradients causes repeated expansion and contraction
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D
Galvanic coupling between dissimilar metals accelerates electrochemical attack