Metallurgical analysis of a tube ruptured in the lead bismuth corrosion test facility

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 174-178

  Kondo, Masatoshi ^a   Takahashi, Minoru ^a  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

316SS; Corrosion; Fast breeder reactor; Lead bismuth; Liquid metal corrosion; Liquid metal embrittlement; Rupture; Stainless steel

Indexed keywords

FAST BREEDER REACTORS; LEAD-BISMUTH; LIQUID METAL CORROSION; LIQUID METAL EMBRITTLEMENT; RUPTURE;

BREEDER REACTORS; CORROSION; EMBRITTLEMENT; FRACTOGRAPHY; LEAD COMPOUNDS; LIQUID METALS; METALLURGY; STAINLESS STEEL; TEST FACILITIES;

TUBES (COMPONENTS);

EID: 33644757814     PISSN: 00223131     EISSN: 00223131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3327/jnst.43.174     Document Type: Article

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