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damage of structural components has increased considerably. The damage may
manifest in four major forms: irradiation growth in anisotropic materials, irradia-
tion-induced creep, void swelling, and degradation in impact properties. The af-
fected component eventually suffers from dimensional instability as well as em-
brittlement.
Keeping in view the importance of corrosion, both aqueous and high-tempera-
ture, the major portion of this topic has been devoted to these forms of environ-
mental degradation. Aqueous corrosion has been discussed in three chapters cov-
ering fundamentals, forms, and preventive measures. High-temperature corrosion
is covered in two chapters: one dealing with pure metals and the other dealing
with alloy systems in multicomponent oxidants. Hydrogen attack, liquid metal
attack, and radiation damage have been discussed in separate chapters.
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