Hardness and microstructure changes with thermal annealing of neutron-irradiated Fe-Cu alloys

Institution of Chemical Engineers Symposium Series

Volumn , Issue 148, 2000, Pages 218-236

  Kawanishi, Hiroshi ^a   Suzuki, Masahide ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Copper precipitate; Cu3Fe; Fe Cu alloy; Hardness; L12 type; Ordered structure; RPV steel; Superlattice; TEM; Thermal annealing

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; COPPER COMPOUNDS; DIFFRACTION; METALLOGRAPHIC MICROSTRUCTURE; NEUTRON IRRADIATION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); PRESSURE VESSELS; STEEL; SUPERLATTICES; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VICKERS HARDNESS TESTING;

PRESSURE VESSEL STEELS;

IRON ALLOYS;

EID: 0034459863     PISSN: 03070492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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