Hardness and microstructural response to thermal annealing of irradiated ASTM A533B class 1 plate steel

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn , Issue 1325, 1999, Pages 363-375

  Reinhart, David E ^a   Kumar, Arvind S ^b   Gelles, D S ^c   Hamilton, Margaret L ^c   Rosinski, Stan T ^d  

^a SMS Concast America   (United States)

^b Architectural and Environmental Engineering   (United States)

^c PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; EMBRITTLEMENT; FERRITES; HARDNESS TESTING; HIGH TEMPERATURE OPERATIONS; METALLOGRAPHIC MICROSTRUCTURE; NEUTRON IRRADIATION; PRESSURE VESSELS; RADIATION HARDENING; THERMAL EFFECTS;

BLACK SPOT STEEL; FERRITIC STEEL; HARDNESS MEASUREMENT; ROCKWELL MEASUREMENTS; THERMAL ANNEALING;

STEEL;

EID: 0033353922     PISSN: 10403094     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1520/stp13875s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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