A new approach to estimate irradiation embrittlement of pressure vessel steels

International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 336-343

  Kotrechko, S ^a   Meshkov, Yu ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF METAL PHYSICS   (Ukraine)

Author keywords

Fluence; Fracture toughness; Irradiation embrittlement; Local approach to fracture; Pressure vessel steel; Temperature shift based methodology

Indexed keywords

CRACKS; DUCTILITY; EMBRITTLEMENT; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; IRRADIATION; MECHANICAL STABILITY;

IRRADIATION EMBRITTLEMENT; PRESSURE VESSEL STEELS; TEMPERATURE-SHIFT-BASED METHODOLOGY;

PRESSURE VESSELS;

CRACKS; DUCTILITY; EMBRITTLEMENT; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; IRRADIATION; MECHANICAL STABILITY; PRESSURE VESSELS;

EID: 41749110296     PISSN: 03080161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpvp.2007.10.012     Document Type: Article

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