Influence of zirconium alloy chemical composition on microstructure formation and irradiation induced growth

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn , Issue 1423, 2002, Pages 758-778

  Shishov, V N ^a   Peregud, M M ^a   Nikulina, A V ^a   Shebaldov, P V ^a   Tselischev, A V ^a   Novoselov, A E ^b   Kobylyansky, G P ^b   Ostrovsky, Z E ^b   Shamardin, V K ^b  

^a Bochvar All Russia Research Institute for Inorganic Materials (VNIINM)   (Russian Federation)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ATOMIC REACTORS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Composition; Dislocation; Electron microscopy; Fluence; Irradiation growth; Microstructure; Precipitates; Zirconium alloys

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; DISLOCATIONS (CRYSTALS); ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IRRADIATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL);

FLUENCE; IRRADIATION GROWTH; MAXIMAL FLUENCE; THRESHOLD DOSE;

ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 8844243283     PISSN: 00660558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1520/stp11415s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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