Stress corrosion cracking crack growth behavior of type 316L stainless steel weld metals in boiling water reactor environments

Corrosion

Volumn 64, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 645-656

  Kim, J H ^a   Ballinger, R G ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Crack growth; Stainless steel welds; Stress corrosion cracking

Indexed keywords

AGING OF MATERIALS; BOILING WATER REACTORS; CORROSION; CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACKS; DUCTILITY; EMBRITTLEMENT; FRACTURE MECHANICS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); METALS; RESIDUAL STRESSES; SPINODAL DECOMPOSITION; STAINLESS STEEL; THERMAL AGING; TOUGHNESS; WELDING; WELDS;

BOILING WATER REACTOR (BWR); CHARPY IMPACT ENERGY; CRACK GROWTH BEHAVIOR; DUPLEX STAINLESS STEEL; LOWER TEMPERATURES; OPERATING CONDITION; STAINLESS STEEL WELDS; TYPE 316L STAINLESS STEEL;

STRESS CORROSION CRACKING;

EID: 49649129433     PISSN: 00109312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5006/1.3279925     Document Type: Article

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