Microstructural characterisation of brittle fracture initiation sites in reactor pressure vessel steels
Neutron embrittlement of reactor pressure vessel (RPV) steels potentially limits the safe operational time of nuclear reactors. In tested RPV steel samples microcracks are known to originate from cleaved precipitates, inclusions or grain boundaries, which eventually lead to brittle fracture. In most...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2023-12-01
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| Series: | Nuclear Materials and Energy |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352179123001503 |