Effect of long-term irradiation on the fracture properties of Zr-2.5Nb pressure tubes

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn , Issue 1354, 2000, Pages 122-138

  Hosbons, R R ^a   Davies, P H ^a   Griffiths, M ^a   Sagat, S ^a   Coleman, C E ^a  

^a CANADIAN NUCLEAR LABORATORIES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINARY ALLOYS; CRACK PROPAGATION; DISLOCATIONS (CRYSTALS); FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT; NEUTRON IRRADIATION; NUCLEAR REACTORS; RADIATION DAMAGE; TENSILE STRENGTH; TRANSIENTS; TUBES (COMPONENTS); YIELD STRESS;

DELAYED HYDRIDE CRACKING (DHC); PRESSURE TUBES; ZIRCONIUM-NIOBIUM ALLOY;

ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 0033895484     PISSN: 10403094     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1520/stp14298s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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