Examination of fabrication process parameters for improvement of low-activation vanadium alloys

Fusion Engineering and Design

Volumn 61-62, Issue , 2002, Pages 757-762

  Nagasaka, T ^a   Heo, N J ^b   Muroga, T ^a   Imamura, M ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR FUSION SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b GRADUATE UNIVERSITY FOR ADVANCED STUDIES   (Japan)

^c Daido Bunseki Research Inc   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fabrication parameters; Low activation alloys; Vanadium

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; FRACTURE MECHANICS; INGOTS; WELDABILITY;

LOW-ACTIVATION ALLOYS;

VANADIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 3342894037     PISSN: 09203796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-3796(02)00258-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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