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Effect of Deuterium Oxide on Crack Growth in Soda‐Lime‐Silica Glass
Author(s) -
Wiederhorn Sheldon M.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
journal of the american ceramic society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 196
eISSN - 1551-2916
pISSN - 0002-7820
DOI - 10.1111/j.1151-2916.1982.tb09949.x
Subject(s) - deuterium , oxide , soda lime , limiting , lime , materials science , inorganic chemistry , chemistry , chemical engineering , metallurgy , composite material , nuclear physics , physics , engineering , mechanical engineering
Crack growth in acidic and basic deuterium oxide solutions was studied. An isotopic effect was observed in basic deuterium oxide solutions but not in acidic deuterium oxide solutions. The results suggest that the rate‐limiting step for crack growth difsers for basic and acidic environments.