SANS study of high-copper RPV welds in irradiated and annealed conditions

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn , Issue 1325, 1999, Pages 333-345

  Sokolov, Mikhail A ^a   Spooner, Steve ^a   Odette, G Robert ^b   Wirth, Brian D ^b   Lucas, Glenn E ^b  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; COPPER; DATABASE SYSTEMS; EMBRITTLEMENT; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; IRRADIATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NEUTRON SCATTERING; NUCLEAR REACTORS; PRESSURE VESSELS; VOLUME FRACTION;

COPPER RICH PRECIPITATES; HEAVY SECTION STEEL IRRADIATION; PRESSURE VESSEL WELD; REACTOR PRESSURE VESSEL; SMALL ANGLE NEUTRON SCATTERING;

WELDS;

EID: 0033335883     PISSN: 10403094     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1520/stp13873s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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