Current research on environmentally assisted cracking in light water reactor environments

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 194, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 205-223

  Chopra, O K ^a   Chung, H M ^a   Kassner, T F ^a   Park, J H ^a   Shack, W J ^a   Zhang, J ^b   Brust, F W ^b   Dong, P ^b  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Battelle Columbus Lab   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTENITE; CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; CYCLIC LOADS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; NICKEL ALLOYS; OXYGEN; RESIDUAL STRESSES; STAINLESS STEEL; STEEL CONSTRUCTION; STRESS CORROSION CRACKING; WELDS;

ENVIRONMENTALLY ASSISTED CRACKING;

LIGHT WATER REACTORS;

EID: 0033279558     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-5493(99)00206-X     Document Type: Article

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