Failure mechanisms of high temperature components in power plants

Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 246-255

  Viswanathan, R ^a   Stringer, J ^a  

^a ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

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EID: 9144221744     PISSN: 00944289     EISSN: 15288889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.482794     Document Type: Article

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