Microstructure and mechanical properties of WWER-440 reactor vessel metal after service life expiration and recovery anneal
Conference
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OSTI ID:524805
- Central Research Inst. of Structural Materials Prometey, St. Petersburg (Russian Federation)
The microstructure of base and weld metals (st. 15kH2MFA) of Novovoronezh Nuclear Power Plant Units 1 and 4 reactor vessels was studied after service life expiration and recovery anneal by means of light metallography and transmission electron microscopy. The qualitative characteristics of flow structure were determined. The estimates were made for the contributions of different flows to the radiation hardening and its total value. The conclusion was made that the marked difference in the mechanical properties of irradiated weld and base metals can be caused either by different original structure conditions or by the difference of alloying and impurity elements content.
- OSTI ID:
- 524805
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-940657--
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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