Non-destructive assessment of the thickness of oxide layers on zircaloy-4: Influence of hydrogen content

Insight: Non-Destructive Testing and Condition Monitoring

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 597-602

  Perotti, Ariel ^a   Lanzani, Liliana ^a   Marengo, José ^a   Ruch, Marta ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOCLAVES; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; EDDY CURRENT TESTING; FILM GROWTH; HYDROGEN; NUCLEAR REACTORS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; OXIDES; ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS;

NUCLEAR FUEL CHANNELS;

THICKNESS MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0034270023     PISSN: 13542575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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