New research may explain pinholes in copper tubing

Materials Performance

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 18-22

  Veazey, Matthew V ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CHLORINE; COPPER; DISINFECTANTS; LEAKAGE (FLUID); PH EFFECTS; TUBING; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS;

COPPER TUBING; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; PINHOLE LEAKS;

ENGINEERING RESEARCH;

EID: 33845422671     PISSN: 00941492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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