An investigation of microstructures and yield strengths in irradiated austenitic stainless steels using small specimen techniques

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn 1270, Issue , 1996, Pages 902-918

  Toloczko, Mychailo B ^a   Lucas, Glenn E ^a   Odette, G Robert ^a   Stoller, Roger E ^b   Hamilton, Margaret L ^c  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Austenitic stainless steel; Irradiation hardening; Microhardness; Microstructure; Shear punch

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; COLD WORKING; HARDNESS; IRRADIATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; METALLOGRAPHIC MICROSTRUCTURE; RADIATION HARDENING; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; YIELD STRESS;

BARRIER HARDENING MODEL; IRRADIATED AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEELS; MICROHARDNESS; SHEAR PUNCH; SMALL SPECIMEN TECHNIQUES;

STAINLESS STEEL;

EID: 0003044319     PISSN: 00660558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1520/stp16515s     Document Type: Article

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