Copper precipitate hardening of irradiated RPV materials and implications on the superposition law and re-irradiation kinetics

Journal of Nuclear Materials

Volumn 345, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 65-74

  Chaouadi, R ^a   Gerard R ^b  

^a BELGIAN NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

^b TRACTEBEL ENGINEERING   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; COPPER; DATA ACQUISITION; DISPERSION HARDENING; HEAT TREATMENT; NEUTRON IRRADIATION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL);

PEAK HARDENING; PRECIPITATE HARDENING; RE-IRRADIATION; RPV MATERIALS;

RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS;

EID: 29144459600     PISSN: 00223115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2005.05.001     Document Type: Article

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