Stress corrosion cracking of cold worked austenitic stainless steels in laboratory primary PWR environment

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Pressure Vessels and Piping Division (Publication) PVP

Volumn 490, Issue , 2004, Pages 51-63

  Vaillant, Francois ^a   Boursier, Jean Marie ^a   Rouillon, Yves ^a   Couvant, Thierry ^a   Amzallag, Claude ^a   Raquet, Olivier ^b  

^a EDF R AND D   (France)

^b CEA SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

304L; Pre strain; Strain rate; Stress corrosion cracking

Indexed keywords

304L; AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEEL (ASS); HARDNESS ELONGATION; MECHANICAL FAILURES;

DISTILLATION; DYNAMIC LOADS; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS; QUENCHING; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; STRAIN RATE; STRESS CORROSION CRACKING; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

STAINLESS STEEL;

EID: 8344250915     PISSN: 0277027X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/PVP2004-3057     Document Type: Conference Paper

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