Radiation embrittlement modelling for reactor pressure vessel steels: II. Ductile fracture toughness prediction

International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping

Volumn 76, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 731-740

  Margolin, B Z ^a   Kostylev, V I ^a  

^a CENTRAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF STRUCTURAL MATERIALS PROMETEY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Ductile fracture; Fracture toughness; Radiation embrittlement; Reactor pressure vessels; Temperature

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTORS; DUCTILITY; EMBRITTLEMENT; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NEUTRON IRRADIATION; RADIATION EFFECTS; STEEL; STRAIN; TEMPERATURE;

DUCTILE FRACTURE; RADIATION EMBRITTLEMENT; REACTOR PRESSURE VESSELS;

PRESSURE VESSELS;

EMBRITTLEMENT; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; PRESSURE VESSEL; STEEL;

EID: 0032877985     PISSN: 03080161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-0161(99)00043-5     Document Type: Article

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