An investigation of alloy 182 stress corrosion cracking in simulated PWR environment

Proceedings of the Ninth International Symposium on Environmental Degradation of Materials in Nuclear Power Systems - Water Reactors -

Volumn , Issue , 1999, Pages 279-296

  Bamford, Warren H ^a   Foster, John Paul ^a   Pathania, Raj S ^b  

^a WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY   (United States)

^b ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOYS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; PLATE METAL; PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS; SOLIDIFICATION; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; THERMAL EFFECTS; WELDING; WELDS;

ALLOY WELD METAL; CRACK ORIENTATION; DENDRITES;

STRESS CORROSION CRACKING;

EID: 0033489217     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118787618.ch29     Document Type: Conference Paper

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