Comparison of irradiation-induced shifts of KJc and Charpy impact toughness for reactor pressure vessel steels

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn , Issue 1325, 1999, Pages 167-190

  Sokolov, Mikhail A ^a   Nanstad, Randy K ^a  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURVE FITTING; DATA REDUCTION; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; IRRADIATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION; WELDS;

CHARPY IMPACT SHIFTS; HYPERBOLIC TANGENT FUNCTION; MASTER CURVE; REACTOR PRESSURE VESSEL STEELS; TEMPERATURE SHIFT;

PRESSURE VESSELS;

EID: 0033344234     PISSN: 10403094     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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