Effect of dilute alloy additions of molybdenum, niobium, and vanadium on zirconium corrosion

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn , Issue 1354, 2000, Pages 525-544

  Sabol, George P ^a   Comstock, Robert J ^a   Nayak, Umesh P ^a  

^a WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE HARDENING; ALLOYING ELEMENTS; COOLING; CORROSION RESISTANCE; CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; MARTENSITIC TRANSFORMATIONS; METALLOGRAPHIC MICROSTRUCTURE; MOLYBDENUM; NIOBIUM; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); QUENCHING; VANADIUM;

SECOND PHASE PARTICLES;

ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 0033907893     PISSN: 10403094     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1520/stp14315s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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