Irradiation embrittlement modelling of linde 80 weld metals

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn 1270, Issue , 1996, Pages 68-85

  McElroy, Ron J ^a   Lowe Jr , Arthur L ^b  

^a RICARDO UK LTD   (United Kingdom)

^b Lowe Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Copper precipitation; Embrittlement; Mechanistic modelling; Neutron irradiation hardening; Pressure vessel steels; Weld metal

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; COPPER; DATABASE SYSTEMS; EMBRITTLEMENT; FRACTURE; IRRADIATION; MATERIALS TESTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; RADIATION HARDENING; WELDS; YIELD STRESS;

BARRIER HARDENING MODEL; CHARPY TRANSITION TEMPERATURE SHIFTS; EMBRITTLEMENT MODEL; FRACTURE APPEARANCE TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; IRRADIATION EMBRITTLEMENT; LINDE 80 WELD METAL; SURVEILLANCE DATABASE;

STEEL;

EID: 0030219647     PISSN: 00660558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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