Microstructural creep damage in welded joints of 316L stainless steel

Materials at High Temperatures

Volumn 15, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 403-408

  Bouche, G ^a   Allais, L ^b   Lezaud, V ^b   Piques, R ^a   Pineau, A ^a  

^a PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b CEA SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

316L stainless steel; Welded joints

Indexed keywords

AGING OF MATERIALS; CREEP; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; METALLOGRAPHIC MICROSTRUCTURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WELDS;

STAINLESS STEEL 316L;

STAINLESS STEEL;

EID: 0032311863     PISSN: 09603409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09603409.1998.11689629     Document Type: Article

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