X-Ray Computer Tomography Study of Degradation of the Zircaloy-2 Tubes Oxidized at High Temperatures

Trybuś, B.; Olive, J. M.; Lenoir, N.; Zieliński, A.

doi:10.2478/adms-2019-0011

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X-Ray Computer Tomography Study of Degradation of the Zircaloy-2 Tubes Oxidized at High Temperatures

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