Deformation structure in highly irradiated stainless steels

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 274-287

  Nishioka, Hiromasa ^a   Fukuya, Koji ^a   Fujii, Katsuhiko ^a   Kitsunai, Yuji ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR SAFETY SYSTEM   (Japan)

Author keywords

Deformation; Dislocation channeling; Grain boundary; Irradiation assisted stress corrosion cracking; Neutron irradiation; Stainless steel; Twin

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; NEUTRON IRRADIATION;

BOUNDARY PLANE; DISLOCATION CHANNELING; IRRADIATION-ASSISTED STRESS CORROSION CRACKING;

STAINLESS STEEL;

EID: 42449093790     PISSN: 00223131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/18811248.2008.9711437     Document Type: Article

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