Hydrogen uptake micro-mechanism for Zr alloys

Journal of Nuclear Materials

Volumn 270, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 134-146

  Cox, B ^a   Wong, Y M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACKS; DIFFUSION IN SOLIDS; HYDROGEN; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); OXIDATION; POLARIZATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE TREATMENT;

CATHODIC POLARIZATION; HYDROGEN UPTAKE; METAL OXIDE INTERFACE;

ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 0032657187     PISSN: 00223115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3115(98)00898-8     Document Type: Article

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