Stress corrosion cracking of low alloy steels under BWR conditions; assessment of crack growth rate algorithms

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

Volumn , Issue , 1999, Pages 855-864

  Ford, F P ^a   Horn, R M ^a   Hickling, J ^a   Pathania, R ^a   Bruemmer, G ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BOILING WATER REACTORS; CRACK PROPAGATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; HIGH TEMPERATURE REACTORS; PRESSURE VESSELS; STRESS CORROSION CRACKING;

CRACK GROWTH RATE; LOW ALLOY STEEL;

STEEL;

EID: 0033489344     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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