The fracture toughness behaviour of austenitic steels and weld metal including the effects of thermal ageing and irradiation

International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 209-220

  O'Donnell, I J ^a   Huthmann, H ^b   Tavassoli, A A ^c  

^a RICARDO UK LTD   (United Kingdom)

^b Internationale Atomreaktorbau GmbH   (Germany)

^c CEA SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING OF MATERIALS; ELECTRIC ARC WELDING; FAST REACTORS; HEAT AFFECTED ZONE; INCLUSIONS; IRRADIATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; METALLOGRAPHIC MICROSTRUCTURE; OXYGEN; STEEL; WELDS;

AUSTENITIC STAINLESS MATERIALS; THERMAL AGEING;

FRACTURE TOUGHNESS;

EID: 0029732477     PISSN: 03080161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0308-0161(94)00132-3     Document Type: Article

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