Controlled crack growth in an oxidized nuclear grade graphite

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 37, Issue 22, 2004, Pages 3192-3197

  Ouagne, Pierre ^a,b   Neighbour, Gareth B ^c   McEnaney, Brian ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU HAVRE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; ELASTIC MODULI; ELECTRIC REACTORS; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; GRAPHITE; MICROSTRUCTURE; OXIDATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

ADVANCED GAS-COOLED REACTORS (AGR); LINEAR ELASTIC FRACTURE PARAMETERS; NUCLEAR GRADE GRAPHITE; RADIOLYTIC COMPONENT;

CRACK PROPAGATION;

EID: 9944221559     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/37/22/022     Document Type: Article

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