Effects of hydrogen on stress corrosion crack growth rate of nickel alloys in high-temperature water

Corrosion

Volumn 64, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 707-720

  Andresen, P L ^a   Hickling, J ^b   Ahluwalia, A ^c   Wilson, J ^d  

^a GE GLOBAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Makariou III St   (Cyprus)

^d Exelon Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Alloy 600; Dissolved hydrogen; High temperature water; Nickel stress corrosion cracking; Water chemistry; Weld metals

Indexed keywords

ALLOY 600; DISSOLVED HYDROGEN; HIGH-TEMPERATURE WATER; WATER CHEMISTRY; WELD METALS;

ALLOYS; BORON; BORON COMPOUNDS; CERIUM ALLOYS; CRACKS; DISSOLUTION; GROWTH RATE; HYDROCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEN; LITHIUM; NICKEL; NICKEL ALLOYS; PH EFFECTS; PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS; RESIDUAL STRESSES; WELDING; WELDS;

STRESS CORROSION CRACKING;

EID: 69249146647     PISSN: 00109312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5006/1.3278508     Document Type: Article

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