Effect of dissolved hydrogen on the corrosion behavior of chemically vapor deposited SiC in a simulated pressurized water reactor environment

Corrosion Science

Volumn 98, Issue , 2015, Pages 304-309

  Kim, Daejong ^a   Lee, Hyeon Geun ^a   Park, Ji Yeon ^a   Park, Jeong Yong ^a   Kim, Weon Ju ^a  

^a Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

A. Ceramic; B. Weight loss; C. Reactor conditions

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; CORROSION; CORROSION RATE; CORROSIVE EFFECTS; DISSOLUTION; HYDROGEN; SILICON CARBIDE;

A. CERAMIC; CORROSION BEHAVIOR; DISSOLVED HYDROGEN; ITS APPLICATIONS; PRESSURIZED WATER; PRESSURIZED WATER REACTOR ENVIRONMENTS; REACTOR CONDITIONS; WEIGHT LOSS;

PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS;

EID: 84937971389     PISSN: 0010938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.corsci.2015.05.031     Document Type: Article

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