Microstructural aspects of irradiation damage in A508 Gr 4N forging steel: Composition and flux effects

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn , Issue 1447, 2004, Pages 194-207

  Burke, Mary Grace ^a   Stofanak, Raymond J ^a   Hyde, Jonathan M ^b   English, Colin A ^b   Server, William L ^c  

^a BETTIS ATOMIC POWER LABORATORY   (United States)

^b RICARDO UK LTD   (United Kingdom)

^c ATI Consulting   (United States)

Author keywords

A508 Gr 4N steel; Atom probe field ion microscopy; Irradiation damage; Microstructural characterization; Mn effects; Ni effects; Positron annihilation; Post irradiation annealing; Small angle neutron scattering; Solute related hardening

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; FORGING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROSTRUCTURE; NEUTRON IRRADIATION; NEUTRON SCATTERING; TOUGHNESS;

A508 GR 4N STEEL; ATOM PROBE FIELD-ION MICROSCOPY; IRRADIATION DAMAGE; MICROSTRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION; MN EFFECTS; NI EFFECTS; POSITRON ANNIHILATION; POST-IRRADIATION ANNEALING; SMALL ANGLE NEUTRON SCATTERING; SOLUTE-RELATED HARDENING;

STEEL ANALYSIS;

EID: 32944482362     PISSN: 00660558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1520/stp11228s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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