The Long-Range Migration of Hydrogen through Zircaloy in Response to Tensile and Compressive Stress Gradients

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn , Issue 1354, 2000, Pages 196-233

  Kammenzind, B F ^a   Berquist, B M ^a   Bajaj, R ^a   Kreyns, P H ^a   Franklin, D G ^a  

^a WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrogen; Water reactors; Zircaloy 4

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION EFFECTS; COMPRESSIVE STRESS; HYDRIDES; HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS; SOLUBILITY; SUPERSATURATION; TENSILE STRESS; THERMAL GRADIENTS;

STRESS GRADIENTS; ZIRCONIUM ALLOY ZIRCALOY;

ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 0033895797     PISSN: 00660558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1520/stp14301s     Document Type: Article

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