Inhibitory effect of boric acid on intergranular attack and stress corrosion cracking of mill-annealed alloy 600 in high-temperature water

Corrosion

Volumn 58, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 941-952

  Kawamura, H ^c   Hirano, H ^a   Koike, M ^c   Suda, M ^b  

^a CENTRAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU ELECTRIC POWER CO INC   (Japan)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Alloy 600; Corrosion film; Crack growth rate; Factor; High temperature water; Intergranular attack; Polarization resistance; Stress corrosion cracking; Stress intensity

Indexed keywords

AUGER ELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; BORON; CORROSION INHIBITORS; CRACK PROPAGATION; POLARIZATION; STEAM GENERATORS; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS;

INTERGRANULAR ATTACKS;

CORROSION;

ALLOY; BORIC ACID; CORROSION INHIBITOR; HIGH TEMPERATURE APPLICATION; INTERGRANULAR CORROSION; STRESS CORROSION CRACKING; WATER;

EID: 0346668118     PISSN: 00109312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5006/1.3280784     Document Type: Article

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