The effect of grain orientation on the cracking behavior of Alloy 182 in PWR environment

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

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 579-588

  Alexandreanu, B ^a   Chopra, O K ^a   Shack, W J ^a  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Grain boundary character; Grain orientation; Ni base welds; SCC propagation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACK INITIATION; DEFORMATION; IMAGING SYSTEMS; MAPS; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRAIN;

GRAIN BOUNDARY CHARACTER; HIGH-ANGLE BOUNDARIES (HABS); NI-BASE WELDS; ORIENTATION IMAGING MICROSCOPY (OIM); SCC PROPAGATION;

NICKEL ALLOYS;

EID: 33745193489     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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