The stress corrosion cracking performance of pure zirconium and zirconium alloys in highly oxidizing nitric acid

Corrosion Science

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 781-791

  Nagano, H ^a   Kajimura, H ^a  

^a Sumitomo Metal Industries Limited   (Japan)

Author keywords

A. alloy; A. zirconium; B. polarization; C. stress corrosion

Indexed keywords

ALLOYING; CORROSION RESISTANCE; NITRIC ACID; OXIDATION; POLARIZATION; TANTALUM; TITANIUM; ZIRCONIUM; ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS;

STRESS CORROSION CRACKING RESISTANCE; SYNERGISTIC EFFECTS;

STRESS CORROSION CRACKING;

NITRIC ACID; STRESS CORROSION CRACKING; ZIRCONIUM;

EID: 0030131256     PISSN: 0010938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0010-938X(95)00166-H     Document Type: Article

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