On the oxidation mechanism of pure tungsten in the temperature range 600-800°C

Corrosion Science

Volumn 57, Issue , 2012, Pages 114-121

  Cifuentes, S C ^a   Monge, M A ^b   Perez P ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL METALLURGY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

C. High temperature corrosion; C. Kinetic parameters; C. Oxidation

Indexed keywords

DRY AIR; GROWTH STRESS; HIGH TEMPERATURE CORROSIONS; INTERNATIONAL THERMONUCLEAR EXPERIMENTAL REACTOR; MASS GAIN; OXIDATION BEHAVIORS; OXIDATION MECHANISMS; OXYGEN PARTIAL PRESSURE; OXYGEN TRANSPORT; PURE TUNGSTEN; SCALE THICKNESS; TEMPERATURE RANGE;

EXPERIMENTAL REACTORS; TOKAMAK DEVICES; TUNGSTEN;

OXIDATION;

EID: 84857057310     PISSN: 0010938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.corsci.2011.12.027     Document Type: Article

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