Observation of microstructure deformation and damage in nuclear graphite

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 75, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 3633-3645

  Joyce, M R ^a   Marrow, T J ^a   Mummery, P ^a   Marsden, B J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Damage; Deformation; Fracture; Graphite; Strain mapping

Indexed keywords

COALESCENCE; CRACKS; DEFORMATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; NUCLEATION; STRAIN; TENSILE TESTING;

STRAIN MAPPING;

GRAPHITE;

COALESCENCE; CRACKS; DEFORMATION; GRAPHITE; MICROSTRUCTURE; NUCLEATION; STRAIN; TENSILE TESTING;

EID: 43549104858     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2007.11.003     Document Type: Article

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