Stress corrosion cracking of steam turbine disc steel-measurement of the crack-tip potential

Corrosion Science

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 193-211

  Turnbull, A ^a   Zhou, S ^a   Hinds, G ^a  

^a NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crack tip potential; Steam turbine; Steel; Stress corrosion cracking

Indexed keywords

ANODIC POLARIZATION; CRACK INITIATION; FATIGUE TESTING; PH EFFECTS; STEAM CONDENSATE; STEAM TURBINES; STEEL CORROSION; TENSILE TESTING;

PRECRACKED TENSION;

STRESS CORROSION CRACKING;

CRACK TIP; MEASUREMENT METHOD; STEAM TURBINE; STRESS CORROSION CRACKING;

EID: 0242349567     PISSN: 0010938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0010-938X(03)00118-5     Document Type: Article

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