Effects of neutron irradiation on position lifetime and micro-vickers hardness of Fe-Cu model alloys and reactor pressure vessel steel

Proceedings of the Ninth International Symposium on Environmental Degradation of Materials in Nuclear Power Systems - Water Reactors -

Volumn , Issue , 1999, Pages 835-844

  Hempel, A ^a   Hasegawa, M ^a   Brauer, G ^b   Plazaola, F ^c   Saneyasu, M ^a   Tang, Z ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b INSTITUTE OF ION BEAM PHYSICS AND MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER ALLOYS; EMBRITTLEMENT; IMPURITIES; IRON ALLOYS; MICROHARDNESS; NEUTRON IRRADIATION; POSITRONS; PRESSURE VESSELS; STEEL HEAT TREATMENT; TEMPERATURE;

COPPER IMPURITIES; MICROVICKERS HARDNESS; REACTOR PRESSURE VESSEL STEEL;

NUCLEAR REACTORS;

EID: 0033489413     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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