Microstructural aspects of corrosion and hydrogen ingress in Zr-2.5Nb

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn , Issue 1354, 2000, Pages 641-657

  Urbanic, Vincent F ^a   Griffiths, Malcolm ^a  

^a CANADIAN NUCLEAR LABORATORIES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINARY ALLOYS; COLD WORKING; CORROSION; CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT; METAL EXTRUSION; METALLOGRAPHIC MICROSTRUCTURE; NEUTRON IRRADIATION; NUCLEAR REACTORS; RADIATION DAMAGE; STRESS RELIEF; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

ZIRCONIUM NIOBIUM ALLOY;

ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 0033881794     PISSN: 10403094     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1520/stp14321s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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