The stress corrosion cracking (SCC) behavior of PH13-8Mo precipitation hardening stainless steel (PHSS) in neutral NaCl solutions was investigated through slow-strain-rate tensile (SSRT)test at various applied potentials.Fracture morphology,elongation ratio,and percentage reduction of area were measured to evaluate the SCC susceptibility.A critical concentration of 1.0mol/L neutral NaCl existed for SCC of PH13-8Mo steel.Significant SCC emerged when the applied potential was more negative than-0.15 VSCE,and the SCC behavior was controlled by an anodic dissolution (AD) process.When the applied potential was lower than-0.55 VSCE,an obvious hydrogen-fracture morphology was observed,which indicated that the SCC behavior was controlled by hydrogen-induced cracking (HIC).Between-0.15 and-0.35 VSCE,the applied potential exceeded the equilibrium hydrogen evolution potential in neutral NaCl solutions and the crack tips were of electrochemical origin in the anodic region;thus,the SCC process was dominated by the AD mechanism.