Corrosion behavior of niobium, tantalum and their alloys in boiling sulfuric acid solutions

International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials

Volumn 15, Issue 5-6, 1997, Pages 317-323

  Robin, Alain ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANODIC PROTECTION; BOILING LIQUIDS; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; DISSOLUTION; NIOBIUM ALLOYS; RECRYSTALLIZATION (METALLURGY); SULFURIC ACID; TANTALUM ALLOYS;

MASS LOSS TECHNIQUE;

CORROSION RESISTANCE;

EID: 0031377559     PISSN: 02634368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0263-4368(97)87506-3     Document Type: Article

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