Modelling of corrosion fatigue crack growth plateaux for RPV steels in high temperature water

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 184, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 13-25

  Atkinson, J D ^a   Yu, J ^a   Chen, Z Y ^a   Zhao, Z J ^a  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0347623714     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-5493(97)00365-8     Document Type: Article

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