Technical basis for the initiation and cessation of environmentally-assisted cracking of low-alloy steels in elevated temperature PWR environments

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Pressure Vessels and Piping Division (Publication) PVP

Volumn 374, Issue , 1998, Pages 207-223

  James, Lee A ^a,b  

^a WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY   (United States)

^b ASME   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS; STEEL;

ENVIRONMENTALLY ASSISTED CRACKING;

CRACK PROPAGATION;

EID: 0031636111     PISSN: 0277027X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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