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The effective hydrogen diffusivity in this alloy was slightly reduced after plastic deformation, presumably by dislocation trapping. In either the dynamic or static tensile test, AISI 301 exhibited the greatest hydrogen embrittlement and therefore the highest SCG velocity among all the alloys tested in this work. The SCG velocity was believed to be controlled by the rate of accumulation of hydrogen in the embrittlement region ahead of the crack tip and therefore could be explained with the hydrogen transport parameters measured from the permeation experiments. The relatively high SCG velocity in AISI 301 was probably due to the fast transport of hydrogen through the primarily stress-induced (alpha)' phase around the crack. No SCG was observed in AISI 310. The presence of H(,2)O vapor was found to reduce both the hydrogen permeation and SCG velocity. The reduction was possibly caused by surface interference or oxidation, or a combination of these two effects. 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In either the dynamic or static tensile test, AISI 301 exhibited the greatest hydrogen embrittlement and therefore the highest SCG velocity among all the alloys tested in this work. The SCG velocity was believed to be controlled by the rate of accumulation of hydrogen in the embrittlement region ahead of the crack tip and therefore could be explained with the hydrogen transport parameters measured from the permeation experiments. The relatively high SCG velocity in AISI 301 was probably due to the fast transport of hydrogen through the primarily stress-induced (alpha)' phase around the crack. No SCG was observed in AISI 310. The presence of H(,2)O vapor was found to reduce both the hydrogen permeation and SCG velocity. The reduction was possibly caused by surface interference or oxidation, or a combination of these two effects. The mechanism of hydrogen-induced SCG was discussed based upon hydrogen-enhanced plasticity proposed by Beachem and Birnbaum. 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