Alloy oxidation studies related to PWSCC

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

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 891-902

  Scenini, Fabio ^a   Newman, Roger C ^b   Cottis, Robert A ^a   Jacko, Richard J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c Materials and Corrosion Technologies   (United States)

Author keywords

Alloy 600; Alloy 690; Internal oxidation

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; DIFFUSION; ETCHING; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; INTERNAL OXIDATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NICKEL ALLOYS;

ALLOY 600; ALLOY 690; INTERGRANULAR OXIDATION; NODULE-FREE ZONES;

PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS;

EID: 33745210547     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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