The influence of specimen size on Charpy impact testing of unirradiated HT-9

Conference · Thu Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1987

OSTI ID:5542603

Louden, B S; Kumar, A S; Garner, F A; Hamilton, M L; Hu, W L

The effect of specimen size on the impact properties of HT-9 has been studied. The data from precracked and notched-only specimens of HT-9 were used along with previously published data on other steels to develop correlations that predict from subsize specimen data the ductile-brittle transition temperature (DBTT) and the upper shelf energy (USE) anticipated for full size specimens. Each correlation is based on physical insight and can be applied equally well to both precracked and notched-only specimens. The correlation for USE works best for fracture energy in a range characteristic of irradiated materials, while a previously published correlation works better for more ductile materials. The DBTT correlation, however, works well on all materials for which sufficient data have been published. 12 refs., 4 figs., 2 tabs.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 5542603
• Report Number(s): PNL-SA-15286; CONF-871036-32; ON: DE88005173
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
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ALLOY-HT-9
ALLOYS
CHARPY TEST
CHROMIUM ALLOYS
CHROMIUM STEELS
CHROMIUM-MOLYBDENUM STEELS
DATA
DESTRUCTIVE TESTING
DUCTILE-BRITTLE TRANSITIONS
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FRACTURE PROPERTIES
IMPACT TESTS
INFORMATION
IRON ALLOYS
IRON BASE ALLOYS
MATERIALS TESTING
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
MECHANICAL TESTS
NUMERICAL DATA
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
STEELS
TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE
TESTING
THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES
TRANSITION TEMPERATURE