Prediction of the effects of neutron irradiation on the Charpy ductile to brittle transition curve of an A508 pressure vessel steel

Computational Materials Science

Volumn 32, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 294-300

  Bouchet, C ^a   Tanguy, B ^a   Besson, J ^a   Bugat, S ^b  

^a PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b EDF R AND D   (France)

Author keywords

Charpy test; Ductile to brittle transition; Irradiation; Pressure vessel steel

Indexed keywords

BRITTLENESS; DUCTILITY; EMBRITTLEMENT; FRACTURE; IRRADIATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; NUCLEAR REACTORS; PRESSURE VESSELS; STEEL; THERMAL EFFECTS;

CHARPY TEST; DUCTILE TO BRITTLE TRANSITIONS; PRESSURE VESSEL STEELS; REACTOR PRESSURE VESSELS (RPV);

NEUTRON IRRADIATION;

EID: 12444257457     PISSN: 09270256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.commatsci.2004.09.039     Document Type: Conference Paper

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