Effect of thickness on the fracture toughness of irradiated Zr-2.5Nb pressure tubes

Journal of Nuclear Materials

Volumn 246, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 84-87

  Chow, C K ^a   Nho, K H ^b  

^a ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA LIMITED   (Canada)

^b Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; EFFECTS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; HEAT TREATMENT; IRRADIATION; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT; TUBES (COMPONENTS); ZIRCONIUM;

PRESSURE TUBES; THICKNESS EFFECT;

NUCLEAR REACTORS;

EID: 0031188703     PISSN: 00223115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3115(97)00087-1     Document Type: Letter

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