| SS | Stainless steel |
| SCC | Stress corrosion cracking |
| BWR | Boiling water reactor |
| FZ | Fusion zone |
| ER | Electrode rod |
| BM | Base metal |
| AW | As-welded |
| CR | Cold-rolled |
| CRS | Sensitization after cold rolling |
| MCL | Maximum crack length |
| TCL | Total crack length |
| OM | Optical microscope |
| SEM | Scanning electron microscope |
| EBSD | Electron backscatter diffraction |
| TEM | Transmission electron microscope |
| EDS | Energy dispersive spectroscopy |
| TG | Intra-granular |
| IG | Inter-granular |
| IPF | Inverse pole figure |
| RH | Relative humidity |