A new engineering method for prediction of the fracture toughness temperature dependence for RPV steels

International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping

Volumn 80, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 817-829

  Margolin, B Z ^a   Gulenko, A G ^a   Nikolaev, V A ^a   Ryadkov, L N ^a  

^a CENTRAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF STRUCTURAL MATERIALS PROMETEY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Cleavage fracture toughness; Local criterion; Master Curve; Probabilistic model; Reactor pressure vessel steel; Unified Curve

Indexed keywords

EMBRITTLEMENT; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; STEEL; THERMAL EFFECTS;

MASTER CURVE CONCEPT; UNIFIED CURVE CONCEPT;

PRESSURE VESSELS;

FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; PRESSURE VESSEL;

EID: 1242277386     PISSN: 03080161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpvp.2003.12.005     Document Type: Article

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