Effect of irradiation on fracture toughness in the transition range of RPV steels

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn , Issue 1366, 2000, Pages 204-219

  Onizawa, Kunio ^a   Tobita, Tohru ^a   Suzuki, Masahide ^a  

^a JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMBRITTLEMENT; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; NEUTRON IRRADIATION; NUCLEAR REACTORS; PRESSURE VESSELS; RADIATION DAMAGE; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

IRRADIATION EMBRITTLEMENT; REACTOR PRESSURE VESSELS;

STEEL TESTING;

EID: 0034478910     PISSN: 10403094     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1520/stp12391s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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