Review of weld repair procedures for low alloy steels designed to minimise the risk of future cracking

International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping

Volumn 78, Issue 11-12, 2001, Pages 813-818

  Lant, T ^a   Robinson, D L ^a   Spafford, B ^b   Storesund, J ^c  

^a ERA TECHNOLOGY LTD   (United Kingdom)

^b CONOCO Humber Refinery ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c DNV AB Tecnical Consulting   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ferritic; Half bead; Petrochemical; Power; Refinery; Temper bead; Weld repair

Indexed keywords

EID: 11144252894     PISSN: 03080161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-0161(01)00094-1     Document Type: Article

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