How to obtain a complete dependence curve of impact toughness or fracture toughness vs temperature on nuclear pressure vessel steels by using only one Charpy-size specimen

International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 187-192

  Xinping, Zhang ^a   Yaowu, Shi ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Fracture toughness; Impact toughness; Nuclear pressure vessel; Reconstituted Charpy compound specimen; Temperature transition curve

Indexed keywords

EMBRITTLEMENT; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; NEUTRON IRRADIATION; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; NUCLEAR REACTORS; PRESSURE VESSEL CODES; REACTOR CORES; STEEL STRUCTURES; TEMPERATURE;

CHARPY-SIZE SPECIMENS; NUCLEAR PRESSURE VESSEL; RECONSTITUTED CHARPY COMPOUND SPECIMEN; TEMPERATURE TRANSITION CURVE;

PRESSURE VESSELS;

EID: 0030071958     PISSN: 03080161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0308-0161(94)00172-F     Document Type: Article

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