The modelling of irradiation embrittlement in submerged-arc welds

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn 1270, Issue , 1996, Pages 103-118

  Bolton, Christopher J ^a   Buswell, John T ^a   Jones, R Barry ^a   Moskovic, Robert ^a   Priest, Robert H ^a  

^a Nuclear Electric plc   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Embrittlement; Intergranular fracture; Irradiation; Pressure vessels

Indexed keywords

DATABASE SYSTEMS; FRACTURE; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; IRRADIATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROSTRUCTURE; PHOSPHORUS; PRESSURE VESSELS; SEPARATION; WELDS; YIELD STRESS;

COPPER RICH PRECIPITATES; HIGH CHARPY SHIFTS; INTERGRANULAR FRACTURE; IRRADIATION EMBRITTLEMENT BEHAVIOUR; MATRIX DAMAGE COMPONENT; SUBMERGED ARC WELDS;

EMBRITTLEMENT;

EID: 0030217405     PISSN: 00660558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1520/stp16470s     Document Type: Article

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