Comparison of different experimental and analytical measures of the thermal annealing response of neutron-irradiated RPV steels

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn , Issue 1325, 1999, Pages 403-420

  Iskander, S K ^a   Sokolov, M A ^a   Nanstad, R K ^a  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; CRACK INITIATION; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; HIGH TEMPERATURE OPERATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL TESTING; NEUTRON IRRADIATION; NUCLEAR REACTORS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; TEMPERATURE; WELDS;

HEAVY SECTION STEEL IRRADIATION PROGRAM; REACTOR PRESSURE VESSELS STEELS; THERMAL ANNEALING; UPPER SHELF ENERGY;

PRESSURE VESSELS;

EID: 0033340302     PISSN: 10403094     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1520/stp13878s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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