New observations on the crack growth rate of low alloy nuclear grade ferritic steels under constant active load in oxygenated high-temperature water

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 168, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 53-75

  Kussmaul, K ^a   Blind, D ^a   Lapple V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

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EID: 0002126455     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0029-5493(96)01356-8     Document Type: Article

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