Phosphorus segregation and Lntergranular embrittlement in thermally aged and neutron irradiated reactor pressure vessel steels

Journal of ASTM International

Volumn 4, Issue 8, 2007, Pages

  Nishiyama, Yutaka ^a   Onizawa, Kurdo ^a   Suzuki, Masahide ^a  

^a JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Embrittlement; Fracture toughness; Grain boundary; Master curve; Neutron irradiation; Phosphorus segregation; Reactor pressure vessel; Thermal aging

Indexed keywords

EMBRITTLEMENT; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; NEUTRON IRRADIATION; PHOSPHORUS; SEGREGATION (METALLOGRAPHY); STEEL; THERMAL AGING;

MASTER CURVES; PHOSPHORUS SEGREGATION; REACTOR PRESSURE VESSELS;

PRESSURE VESSELS;

EID: 34948835802     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1546962X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/JAI100690     Document Type: Article

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