Development of a reconstitution technique for Charpy impact specimens by surface-activated joining for reactor pressure vessel surveillance

International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 201-207

  Onizawa, K ^a   Fukaya, K ^a   Nishiyama, Y ^a   Suzuki, M ^a   Kaihara, S ^b   Nakamura, T ^b  

^a JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^b IHI CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HARDNESS; IMPACT TESTING; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMAL EFFECTS; VACUUM; WELDING;

CHARPY IMPACT SPECIMEN; MECHANICAL EFFECT; PRESSURE VESSEL SURVEILLANCE; SURFACE ACTIVATED JOINING; SURFACE CONTAMINATION;

PRESSURE VESSELS;

EID: 0031103246     PISSN: 03080161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-0161(96)00033-6     Document Type: Article

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