Material characterisation and selection for the international research project "PRIMAVERA"

International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 151-158

  Chernobaeva, A ^a   Shtrombah, J ^a   Krjukov, A ^a   Erak, D ^a   Platonov, P ^a   Nikolaev, J ^a   Krasikov, E ^a   Debarberis, L ^b   Kohopaa, Yu ^b   Valo, M ^b   Vodenicharov, ^b  

^a KURCHATOV INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^b EC JRC IE ^*  (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Embrittlement and annealing; RPV; WWER 4000 welds and phosphorus

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; BRITTLENESS; DUCTILITY; EMBRITTLEMENT; PHOSPHORUS; STEEL; SUPERCONDUCTING TRANSITION TEMPERATURE;

MATERIAL CHARACTERISATION; MATERIAL SELECTION; REACTOR PRESSURE VESSEL; WELD METALS;

PRESSURE VESSELS;

ANNEALING; BRITTLENESS; DUCTILITY; EMBRITTLEMENT; PHOSPHORUS; PRESSURE VESSELS; STEEL; SUPERCONDUCTING TRANSITION TEMPERATURE;

EID: 33846818934     PISSN: 03080161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpvp.2006.09.016     Document Type: Article

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