Effect of chloride deposition on stress corrosion cracking of 316L stainless steel used for intermediate level radioactive waste containers

Corrosion Engineering Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 124-128

  Albores Silva, O E ^a   Charles, E A ^a   Padovani, C ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT LIMITED   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atmospheric; Chloride; Low temperature; Stainless steel; Stress corrosion cracking

Indexed keywords

316 L STAINLESS STEEL; AISI 316; BEND SPECIMENS; CHARACTERISATION; CHLORIDE; CHLORIDE CONTAMINATION; CHLORIDE DEPOSITIONS; CONTAMINATED AREAS; CONTAMINATION LEVELS; CRACK DEPTHS; EQUILIBRIUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY; INDUCED STRESS; INTERMEDIATE LEVEL; INTERMEDIATE LEVEL WASTES; LOW TEMPERATURES; RADIOACTIVE WASTE CONTAINERS; THRESHOLD DEPOSITION;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CONTAMINATION; CORROSION RESISTANT ALLOYS; LIQUID FILMS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RADIOACTIVITY; RESIDUAL STRESSES; STAINLESS STEEL; STEEL CONTAINERS;

STRESS CORROSION CRACKING;

EID: 79955668742     PISSN: 1478422X     EISSN: 17432782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/1743278210Y.0000000004     Document Type: Article

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