Oxidation of Ni base alloys in PWR water: Oxide layers and associated damage to the base metal

Proceedings of the Twelfth International Conference on Environmental Degradation of Materials in Nuclear Power Systems-Water Reactors

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 883-890

  Combrade, P ^a   Scott, P M ^a   Foucault, M ^a   Andrieu, E ^b   Marcus, P ^c  

^a AREVA NP   (France)

^b INSTITUT CARNOT CIRIMAT   (France)

^c PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Alloy 600; Alloy 690; Nickel based alloys; Oxidation; Primary PWR water

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS; COOLANTS; CRACK INITIATION; NICKEL ALLOYS; OXIDATION; STRESS CORROSION CRACKING;

ALLOYS 600; ALLOYS 690; BASE METAL; VACANCY INJECTION;

PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS;

EID: 33745192055     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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