Effect of accelerated irradiation on fracture behavior. [C-Mn pressure vessel steel]

Conference · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1982 · Am. Soc. Test. Mater., Spec. Tech. Publ.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5709732

Priest, R H ^[1]; Charnock, W; Stewart, A T

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1. Central Electricity Generating Board, Berkeley, England

The initiation fracture toughness of C-Mn pressure vessel steel plate and submerged-arc weld material has been measured after accelerated irradiation to nominal doses of 5 x 10/sup 17/ n.cm/sup -2/ and 5 x 10/sup 18/ n.cm/sup -2/ at 180/sup 0/C (E > 1 MeV). Although tensile and Charpy impact specimens exposed at the same time showed appreciable property changes, a minimal effect on initiation fracture toughness was observed. The results indicate that an existing correlation between initiation fracture toughness, yield strength and upper shelf Charpy impact energy proposed for high strength steels (Barsom and Rolfe, 1970) is applicable to the submerged-arc weld material. A new correlation is proposed for the plate material.

• OSTI ID: 5709732
• Report Number(s): CONF-820628-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Am. Soc. Test. Mater., Spec. Tech. Publ.; (United States) Journal Volume: 782
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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FAST NEUTRONS
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FRACTURE PROPERTIES
HADRONS
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