UK Experience of Stress Corrosion Cracking in Steam Turbine Discs

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Thornton D. V. Mould P. B. Patrick E. C. Stress corrosion of low alloy steel forgings. D13, Instn. of Metallurgists Conference Grain Boundaries, Jersey, 1976.

Doig P. Browne R. J. Flewitt P. E. J. Influence of cold work on the initiation of stress corrosion cracks in a 3% NiCrMoV steel. Br. Corros. J., in press.

Doig P. Flewitt P. E. J. The contribution of residual stresses developed by machining to the initiation of stress corrosion cracks in a low alloy steel. To be published.

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