Effects of PWR primary water chemistry and deaerated water on SCC

NACE - International Corrosion Conference Series

Volumn 2005-April, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Andresen, Peter L ^a   Emigh, Paul W ^a   Morra, Martin M ^a  

^a GE GLOBAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Corrosion potential; Crack growth rates; High temperature water; Ni alloys; PWR; Stainless steel; Stress corrosion cracking; Stress intensity factor; Water chemistry

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACKING (CHEMICAL); HIGH TEMPERATURE CORROSION; HYDROCHEMISTRY; NICKEL ALLOYS; STAINLESS STEEL; STEEL CORROSION; STRESS CORROSION CRACKING; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS;

CORROSION POTENTIALS; HIGH-TEMPERATURE WATER; NI ALLOYS; PWR PRIMARY WATERS; WATER CHEMISTRY;

PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS;

EID: 84921437369     PISSN: 03614409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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