Novel images of the evolution of stress corrosion cracks from corrosion pits

Corrosion Science

Volumn 53, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 3466-3485

  Horner, D A ^a   Connolly, B J ^a   Zhou, S ^b   Crocker, L ^b   Turnbull, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A. Low alloy steel; C. Pitting corrosion; C. Stress Corrosion

Indexed keywords

A. LOW ALLOY STEEL; C. STRESS CORROSION; CORROSION PITS; CRACK NUCLEATION; MICROTOMOGRAPHIC IMAGES; PIT WALLS; PIT-TO-CRACK TRANSITIONS; STRESS CORROSION CRACK; TURBINE DISC;

CRACKS; PITTING; RESIDUAL STRESSES; STEAM CONDENSATE; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

STRESS CORROSION CRACKING;

EID: 80052337631     PISSN: 0010938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.corsci.2011.05.050     Document Type: Article

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