A predictive electrochemical model for weld metal hydrogen pickup in underwater wet welds

Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering

Volumn 120, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 243-248

  De Medeiros, R C ^a   Liu, S ^b  

^a Technology   (Brazil)

^b Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRODES; FLUXES; HYDROGEN; SLAGS; SOLUBILITY; STEEL; WELDS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ELECTRODE NEGATIVE POLARITY; PREDICTIVE ELECTROCHEMICAL MODEL; SHIELDED METAL ARC WELDING; UNDERWATER WET WELDS; WELD METAL HYDROGEN PICKUP;

UNDERWATER WELDING;

WELD;

EID: 0032215925     PISSN: 08927219     EISSN: 1528896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2829547     Document Type: Article

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