Effect of temperatures on the friction behavior of graphite used in a nuclear reactor

Mocaxue Xuebao/Tribology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 402-405

  Luo, Xiao Wei ^a   Yu, Su Yuan ^a   Sheng, Xuan Yu ^a   He, Shu Yan ^a   Zhang, Zhen Sheng ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

10 MW high temperature gas cooled reactor (HTR 10); Friction behavior; Graphite

Indexed keywords

FRICTION; MORPHOLOGY; NUCLEAR REACTORS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TEMPERATURE; WEAR RESISTANCE;

10 MW HIGH TEMPERATURE GAS COOLED REACTOR; FRICTION BEHAVIOR; GRAPHITE IG-11; OPTIMOL-SRV FRICTION AND WEAR TESTER; WORN SURFACE MORPHOLOGIES;

GRAPHITE;

EID: 10844268073     PISSN: 10040595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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