Experience of cracking in austenitic stainless components of the UK prototype fast reactor

International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 283-293

  Picker, C ^a   Fraser, A S ^a  

^a RICARDO UK LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; DIFFUSION; FAST REACTORS; IMPURITIES; RESIDUAL STRESSES; SEGREGATION (METALLOGRAPHY); STEEL METALLURGY; WELDS;

FABRICATION FLAWS; METALLURGICAL FACTORS; OPERATIONAL FACTORS; REHEAT CRACKING;

STAINLESS STEEL;

CRACKING; NUCLEAR REACTORS; STAINLESS STEEL-AUSTENITIC;

EID: 0029657414     PISSN: 03080161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0308-0161(94)00139-A     Document Type: Article

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