Small punch test evaluation of neutron-irradiation-induced embrittlement of a Cr-Mo low-alloy steel

Materials Characterization

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 35-41

  Song, S H ^a   Faulkner, R G ^b   Flewitt, P E J ^c   Marmy, P ^d   Weng, L Q ^a  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Embrittlement; Irradiation; Low alloy steels; Pressure vessels; Segregation

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM ALLOYS; CRYSTAL IMPURITIES; DOSIMETERS; EMBRITTLEMENT; NEUTRON IRRADIATION; PUNCH PRESSES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

DUCTILE-BRITTLE TRANSITION TEMPERATURE (DBTT); LOW-ALLOY STEELS; PUNCH TESTING; UPPER-SHELF ENERGY (USE);

STEEL;

EID: 7544224109     PISSN: 10445803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matchar.2004.07.006     Document Type: Article

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