Towards improved prediction of scale exfoliation from steam tubes

Materials at High Temperatures

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 265-274

  Wright, I G ^a   Schutze, M ^b   Tortorelli, P F ^a   Dooley, R B ^c  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b KARL WINNACKER INSTITUT   (Germany)

^c ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Scale exfoliation; Steam tubes

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATED STRAIN; ALLOY COMPOSITIONS; ALLOY PROPERTIES; ALLOY SUBSTRATES; COEFFICIENTS OF THERMAL EXPANSIONS; CR STEEL; CRITICAL LIMIT; FERRITIC-MARTENSITIC STEELS; METAL SURFACES; OXIDATION BEHAVIORS; OXIDATION PROCESS; OXIDE THICKNESS; SCALE MORPHOLOGY; SCALE THICKNESS; SERVICE TEMPERATURE; SIZE AND SHAPE; STEAM PRESSURES; STEAM TUBES; STRAIN ACCUMULATIONS; TEMPERATURE CHANGES; THERMALLY-GROWN OXIDE;

CHROMIUM; DEBRIS; FERRITIC STEEL; MARTENSITE; MORPHOLOGY; OXIDATION; SCALE (DEPOSITS); STEAM; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMAL EXPANSION;

ALLOYS;

EID: 70350324141     PISSN: 09603409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3184/096034007X277933     Document Type: Article

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