Correlation between cleavage fracture toughness and Charpy impact properties in the transition temperature range of reactor pressure vessel steels

JSME International Journal, Series A: Solid Mechanics and Material Engineering

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 479-485

  Onizawa, Kunio ^a   Suzuki, Masahide ^a  

^a Tokai Research Establishment   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brittle fracture; Charpy impact property; Fracture toughness; Master curve; Material testing; Neutron irradiation embrittlement; Reactor pressure vessel; Size effect; Surveillance program; Transition temperature

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; IRRADIATION; METALS; SUPERCONDUCTING TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; WELDING;

CHARPY IMPACT; CLEAVAGE; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS CURVE;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

EID: 4944219692     PISSN: 13447912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1299/jsmea.47.479     Document Type: Article

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