Proceedings: Workshop on corrosion of steam turbine blading and disks in the phase transition zone

EPRI's Workshop on Corrosion of Steam Turbine Blading and Disks in the Phase Transition Zone critically reviewed the state of knowledge of corrosion fatigue and stress corrosion cracking of low pressure steam turbine rotor materials, identified key deficiencies in this knowledge, and defined priorities for EPRI-sponsored R and D. The workshop--held in Palo Alto, California, February 9--11, 1998--was attended by 24 invited experts in the areas of electrochemistry, materials evaluation, metallurgy, instrumentation, corrosion testing, and the turbine environment. The workshop featured presentations to define the state of knowledge along with four working group sessions to identify and prioritize the R and D needs. Sections 1 and 2 of these proceedings summarize the presentations. Section 3 contains working group discussions, while Section 4 presents the conclusions and recommendations for EPRI R and D. Appendix A provides the workshop agenda, Appendix B the list of invitees, and Appendix C copies of the contributed papers and viewgraph presentations