Nuclear power plants, working in extremely harsh environment, primarily in the form of high-
speed fluid flow, circulate through complex systems. Serious tribological problems can occur …

Revealing the fretting failure law and mechanism of steam generator tubes is a critical issue
to ensure the safe operation of nuclear power plants. This paper reviews the current …

The fretting corrosion testing of A690 with a sliding amplitude of 100 μm and a normal force
of 20 N was conducted in a manually designed equipment with a tube-on-plate contact …

Incoloy alloy 800 is a superalloy particularly suited to aggressive corrosive environments.
Both weld quality and productivity may be enhanced when joining parts by laser beam …

The evolution of fretting wear with the number of cycles for Inconel 690 steam generator
tubes against AISI 420 pads in air at room temperature was studied in a 90° cross-cylinder …

Abstract Running Condition and Material Response Fretting Maps of Incoloy 800 steam
generator tubes against AISI 304 L were determined in air at room temperature. Tests were …

The worn scars on Alloy 690 after the fretting corrosion testing in simulated pressurized
water reactor (PWR) secondary water have been comprehensively analyzed by scanning …

The evolution of fretting wear behavior and damage mechanism in Alloy 690TT with cycle
number was investigated via laser scanning confocal microscopy (LSCM), scanning electron …

Fretting fatigue pertains to the behaviour of engineering components undergoing cyclic
loading while in contact with each other. This intricate contact-related phenomenon often …

The effect of displacement amplitude on fretting wear behavior and damage mechanisms of
alloy 690 in air and nitrogen atmospheres was investigated in detail. The results showed …