Irradiation assisted mechanical cracking on cladding tubes of control rods in nuclear reactors

JSME International Journal, Series A: Mechanics and Material Engineering

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 438-446

  Matsuoka, Takanori ^a   Yamaguchi, Youichirou ^a   Yonezawa, Toshio ^b   Nakamura, Kazuhiro ^b   Fukuda, Riyou ^b   Shiraishi, Shinichi ^b  

^a Experiment Department   (Japan)

^b MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fracture criterion; Inelasticity tensile properties; Iron and steel; Life prediction

Indexed keywords

CRACK INITIATION; ELASTICITY; FRACTURE MECHANICS; IRON ALLOYS; LIFE CYCLE; NEUTRON IRRADIATION; STEEL; STRAIN RATE; STRESS CORROSION CRACKING; SWELLING; TENSILE PROPERTIES; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

CLADDING TUBES; CONTROL ROD; MECHANICAL CRACKING; ROD CLUSTER ASSEMBLIES; SWELLING MANDREL TEST;

NUCLEAR REACTORS;

EID: 0032644799     PISSN: 13408046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1299/jsmea.42.438     Document Type: Article

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