Effect of endgrain attack on corrosion of 18cr-10ni austenitic stainless steel in simulated dissolver liquor

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 702-708

  Takeuchi, Masayuki ^a   Whillock, Guy O H ^b  

^a JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^b SELLAFIELD LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

18Cr 10Ni austenitic stainless; Dissolver liquor; Endgrain attack; NAG18 10L; Nitric acid; Penetration depth; Pitting; PUREX; Spent nuclear fuel reprocessing; Steel intergranular corrosion

Indexed keywords

18CR-10NI AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEEL; DISSOLVED LIQUOR; ENDGRAIN ATTACK; INTERGRANULAR CORROSION; NAGI18/10L; PENETRATION DEPTH; PUREX; SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL REPROCESSING;

AUSTENITE; CHROMIUM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORROSION RESISTANCE; GRANULAR MATERIALS; NICKEL; NITRIC ACID; NUCLEAR FUEL REPROCESSING; PITTING;

STAINLESS STEEL;

EID: 4043058080     PISSN: 00223131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/18811248.2004.9715536     Document Type: Article

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