An SEM study of β-phase decomposition during the annealing of Zr-2.5% Nb alloy

Journal of Nuclear Materials

Volumn 244, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 141-146

  Jovanovic, M T ^a,b   Ma, Y ^b   Eadie, R L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; DECOMPOSITION; HYDRATION; HYDRIDES; PHASE COMPOSITION; PHASE DIAGRAMS; ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS;

PHASE DECOMPOSITION; PHASE LIGAMENTS; ZIRCONIUM NIOBIUM ALLOY;

SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0031126034     PISSN: 00223115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3115(96)00732-5     Document Type: Article

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