Effects of proton irradiation on positron annihilation and micro-Vickers hardness of Fe-C-Cu model alloys

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn 1270, Issue , 1996, Pages 623-636

  Shibamoto, Hiroshi ^a   Koyama, Kunio ^a   Yuya, Hideki ^a   Hasegawa, Masayuki ^b   Kimura, Akihiko ^b   Matsui, Hideki ^b   Yamaguchi, Sadae ^b  

^a CHUBU ELECTRIC POWER CO INC   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fe C Cu model alloys; Irradiation hardening; Positron annihilation; Proton irradiation

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; COPPER; ELECTRON SCATTERING; HARDNESS; IRON ALLOYS; MECHANICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; RADIATION HARDENING; SERVICE LIFE;

IRRADIATION HARDENING; MICRO VICKERS HARDNESS; MICROVOID FORMATION; POSITRON ANNIHILATION; PROTON IRRADIATION;

RADIATION EFFECTS;

EID: 0030218258     PISSN: 00660558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1520/stp16498s     Document Type: Article

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