Microbiologically influenced stress corrosion cracking failure of admiralty brass condenser tubes in a nuclear power plant cooled by freshwater

Corrosion Science

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1821-1836

  Rao, T S ^a   Nair, K V K ^a  

^a INDIRA GANDHI CENTRE FOR ATOMIC RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOFILM; BRASS; MICROBIAL GROWTH; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRESS; TUBE;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BRASS; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; CONDENSERS (LIQUEFIERS); COOLING WATER; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; REDUCTION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TUBES (COMPONENTS); WATER BACTERIOLOGY; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

MICROBIAL GROWTH; MICROBIAL REDUCTION;

STRESS CORROSION CRACKING;

BRASS; CONDENSER; FAILURE; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; STRESS CORROSION CRACKING;

EID: 0032215941     PISSN: 0010938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0010-938X(98)00079-1     Document Type: Article

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