Electron microscopy and small angle neutron scattering study of precipitation in low alloy steel submerged-arc welds

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn 1270, Issue , 1996, Pages 191-205

  Williams, Timothy J ^a   Phythian, William J ^b  

^a ROLLS ROYCE PLC   (United Kingdom)

^b Harwell Lab   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Copper; Irradiation embrittlement; Mechanisms; Modelling; Modulus hardening; Pressure vessel steels; Small angle neutron scattering; Weld metal

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; COPPER; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EMBRITTLEMENT; HARDNESS TESTING; IRRADIATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NEUTRON SCATTERING; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIATION HARDENING; STEEL;

CHARPY V NOTCH TEST; COPPER PRECIPITATION; IRRADIATION RESPONSE MODEL; LOW ALLOY STEEL SUBMERGED ARC WELDS; RUSSELL-BROWN MODULUS HARDENING MODEL; SMALL ANGLE NEUTRON SCATTERING; TEST REACTORS;

WELDS;

EID: 0030217396     PISSN: 00660558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1520/stp16473s     Document Type: Article

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