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MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF IRRADIATED WELDS IN STAINLESS STEEL

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4072059
Neutron irradiation at a temperature below lOO deg C increased the strength and hardness and decreased the ductility of specimens that had been machined from welded stainless-steel plate. Welds in type 304 stainless steel had a higher yield strength and lower ductility than the parent plate, both before and aiter exposure to 1.2 x lO/sup 21/ fast neutrons/cm 2. The ultimate strengths of weld metal, heataffected zone, and parent plate were apprcximately equal, both before and after irradiation. (auth)
Research Organization:
Du Pont de Nemours (E.I.) & Co. Savannah River Lab., Aiken, S.C.
NSA Number:
NSA-15-011703
OSTI ID:
4072059
Report Number(s):
DP-534
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English