A microstructural study of phosphorus segregation and intergranular fracture in neutron irradiated submerged-arc welds

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn 1270, Issue , 1996, Pages 260-273

  Bischler, Philip J E ^a   Wild, Robert K ^b  

^a Nuclear Electric plc   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Embrittlement; Intergranular fracture; Irradiation; Pressure vessels

Indexed keywords

EMBRITTLEMENT; FRACTURE; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; MICROSTRUCTURE; NEUTRON IRRADIATION; PHOSPHORUS; RADIATION EFFECTS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEPARATION;

CHARPY SPECIMENS; CLEAVAGE; FRACTURE MODES; INTERGRANULAR FAILURE; INTERGRANULAR FRACTURE; MICRO VOID COALESCENCE; NEUTRON IRRADIATED SUBMERGED ARC WELDS; PHOSPHORUS SEGREGATION; SCANNING AUGER MICROSCOPE; SHIELDED SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE;

WELDS;

EID: 5544306440     PISSN: 00660558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1520/stp16478s     Document Type: Article

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