Applications of thermoelectric power measurement to deterioration diagnosis of nuclear material and its principle

Journal of Nondestructive Evaluation

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 65-76

  Kawaguchi, Yasuhiro ^a   Yamanaka, Shinsuke ^b  

^a KANSAI ELECTRIC POWER CO   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cast duplex stainless steel; Cr concentration; Electron density of states; Fermi level; Mott Jones theory; Non destructive evaluation; Thermal aging; Thermoelectric power; Toughness; X ray photoelectron spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

AGING OF MATERIALS; CHROMIUM ALLOYS; CORRELATION METHODS; ELECTRONIC DENSITY OF STATES; FERMI LEVEL; FERRITE; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS; THERMOELECTRICITY; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; CARRIER CONCENTRATION; STAINLESS STEEL; TOUGHNESS;

CAST DUPLEX STAINLESS STEEL; CR CONCENTRATION; MOTT-JONES THEORY; NONDESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION; THERMAL AGING; THERMOELECTRIC POWER;

STAINLESS STEEL; THERMOELECTRICITY;

CAST DUPLEX STAINLESS STEEL; CR CONCENTRATION; MOTT-JONES THEORY; THERMAL AGING; THERMOELECTRIC POWER;

EID: 5744224842     PISSN: 01959298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/b:jone.0000045221.71155.14     Document Type: Article

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