On the utilization of the instrumented Charpy impact test for characterizing the flow and fracture behavior of reactor pressure vessel steels

European Structural Integrity Society

Volumn 30, Issue C, 2002, Pages 103-117

  Chaouadi, R ^a   Fabry, A ^a  

^a BELGIAN NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Charpy specimen; crack arrest; dynamic testing; flow properties; load diagram; microcleavage fracture stress; radiation embrittlement; reactor pressure vessel steels; shear fracture appearance; Slow bend test; static testing; tensile properties; transition temperature

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957040850     PISSN: 15661369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1566-1369(02)80011-5     Document Type: Article

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