INFLUENCE OF THE TRITIUM IN TYPE-316L STAINLESS-STEEL ON CORROSION

Authors
BELLANGER G RAMEAU JJ
Citation
G. Bellanger et Jj. Rameau, INFLUENCE OF THE TRITIUM IN TYPE-316L STAINLESS-STEEL ON CORROSION, Fusion technology, 24(2), 1993, pp. 145-149
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Nuclear Sciences & Tecnology
Journal title
Fusion technology → ACNP
ISSN journal
07481896
Volume
24
Issue
2
Year of publication
1993
Pages
145 - 149
Database
ISI
SICI code
0748-1896(1993)24:2<145:IOTTIT>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
It is shown that the tritium in stainless steel induces stress corrosi on by the effects of embrittlement due to both the tritium itself and the helium formed by its decay. These also cause local breakdown of th e oxide layer, though this breakdown is also brought about by the beta - ray energy, which can be estimated to be between 4 x 10(3) and 10(5 ) MeV/cm2 of the steel surface per second.