Plastic deformation of irradiated zirconium alloys: TEM investigations and micro-mechanical modeling

Journal of ASTM International

Volumn 2, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 259-282

  Onimus, Fabien ^a   Béchade, Jean Luc ^a   Prioul, Claude ^b   Pilvin, Philippe ^c   Monnet, Isabelle ^a   Doriot, Sylvie ^a   Verhaeghe, Bénédicte ^d   Gilbon, Didier ^d   Robert, Laurence ^e   Legras, Laurent ^e   Mardon, Jeanpaul ^f  

^a SRMA   (France)

^b ECOLE CENTRALE PARIS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE SUD   (France)

^d CEA SACLAY   (France)

^e R and D Division   (France)

^f AREVA NP   (France)

Author keywords

Dislocation channeling; Internal stress; Irradiation; Loop; Zirconium alloy

Indexed keywords

IRRADIATION; KINEMATICS; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; RESIDUAL STRESSES; TENSILE TESTING; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

DISLOCATION CHANNELING; LOOP; MICRO-MECHANICAL MODELING;

ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 30744454606     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/JAI12424     Document Type: Article

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