An internal friction working model to advance the understanding of effects of radiation and thermal ageing on reactor pressure-vessel steels

International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 275-284

  Van Ouytsel, Krist'l ^a   De Batist, René ^b   Schaller, Robert ^c  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^c EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Dislocations; Embrittlement; Internal friction; Neutron irradiation; Pressure vessel steel; Thermal ageing

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTORS; FRICTION; NEUTRON IRRADIATION; PIPING SYSTEMS; STEEL; YIELD STRESS;

THERMAL AGEING;

PRESSURE VESSELS;

AGING; FRICTION; MODEL; PRESSURE VESSEL; RADIATION; STEEL;

EID: 0043123154     PISSN: 03080161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-0161(03)00045-0     Document Type: Article

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