Modelling of stress corrosion crack initiation on alloy 600 in primary water of PWRs

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

Volumn , Issue , 1999, Pages 115-123

  Le Hong, Son ^a   Amzallag, Claude ^a   Gelpi, Angel ^b  

^a EDF R AND D   (France)

^b AREVA NP   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS; RESIDUAL STRESSES; STRESS CORROSION CRACKING; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS;

CONSTANT EXTENSION RATE TESTS; INCUBATION; PRIMARY WATER;

NICKEL ALLOYS;

EID: 0033489231     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118787618.ch11     Document Type: Conference Paper

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