Nickel alloy stress corrosion cracking in neutral and lightly alkaline sulfate environments

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

Volumn , Issue , 1999, Pages 695-701

  De Bouvier, O ^a   Prieux, B ^a   Vaillant, F ^a   Bouchacourt, M ^b   Lemaire, P ^b  

^a EDF R AND D   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; HEAT TREATMENT; NICKEL ALLOYS; PH EFFECTS; STEAM GENERATORS; TUBING;

ALKALINE SULFATE; INTERGRANULAR ATTACK; MILL ANNEALED ALLOY;

STRESS CORROSION CRACKING;

EID: 0033489271     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118787618.ch72     Document Type: Conference Paper

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