Electrochemical mitigation of intergranulr stress corrosion cracking in boiling water reactors

Corrosion

Volumn 61, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 889-894

  Kim, Y J ^a  

^a GE GLOBAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Boiling water reactors; Electrochemical corrosion potential; High temperature water; Intergranular stress corrosion cracking; Type 304 stainless steel; Zirconium

Indexed keywords

BOILING WATER REACTORS; ELECTROCHEMICAL CORROSION; OXIDATION; REACTION KINETICS; STAINLESS STEEL; STOICHIOMETRY; THERMODYNAMICS; ZIRCONIUM;

ELECTROCHEMICAL CORROSION POTENTIAL; HIGH TEMPERATURE WATER; INTERGRANULAR STRESS CORROSION CRACKING;

STRESS CORROSION CRACKING;

ELECTROCHEMICAL PROCESS; OXIDATION; STAINLESS STEEL; STRESS CORROSION CRACKING;

EID: 27744456755     PISSN: 00109312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5006/1.3280658     Document Type: Article

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