... operation life time extension reactor pressure vessel low alloy steel EFFECTS OF RADIATION ON NUCLEAR MATERIALS: 26TH VOLUME 119 STP 1572, 2014 / available online at www.astm.org / doi: 10.1520/STP157220130112 Pa l Efsing,1 Jenny Roude´n,2 and Per Nilsson3 Flux Effects on Radiation Induced Aging...

... alloying or impurity elements is discussed, with a view to justify reducing the conservatism of regulatory prescriptions for these materials. Low alloy steel reactor pressure vessel embrittlement annealing fracture toughness microstructure damage modeling micromechanics safety A. Fabry l...

... The magnetic properties of A533B low alloy steel irradiated up to 3 x 10 23 n/m 2 in a nuclear reactor were measured using a SQUID sensor. The SQUID sensor used in the test is the type with a first-order axial gradiometer. Test specimens were irradiated to 0.5 x 10 23 and 3.0 x 10 23 n/m 2...

... to the improvement of the engineering and regulatory predictive capability, while making optimal use of the limited inventory of available surveillance material. Low alloy steel reactor pressure vessel embrittlement fracture oughness microstructure damage modeling micromechanics safety Albert Fabry...

... The development of low alloy steels for offshore applications has generally led to the selection of increasingly “leaner” chemistries which are tailored to meet specific design requirements. Low carbon, low alloy, copper bearing steels based on the ASTM A707 grade system have attracted...

... solid rotors indication sets characterization detection nondestructive testing low alloy steel John R. M. Viertl1 ULTRASONIC SIGNAL PROCESSING USING INDICATION SETS FOR DETECTION AND CHARACTERIZATION REFERENCE: Viertl, John R. M.; "ULTRASONIC SIGNAL PROCESSING USING INDICATION SETS FOR DETECTION...

... This paper describes a study of fatigue crack initiation in WB36, a German low alloy steel, tested in high temperature, high purity, water. Flat un-notched, tensile specimens were cycled under load control, with R=0.1, and with a saw-tooth wave form (with a loading time of 30 seconds...

... carbon steel low alloy steel light water reactor component environmental factor Genroku Nakao ~, Makoto Higuchi2, Hiroshi Kanasaki3, Kunihiro Iida4, Yasuhide Asada5 EFFECTS OF TEMPERATURE AND DISSOLVED OXYGEN CONTENTS ON FATIGUE LIVES OF CARBON AND LOW ALLOY STEELS IN LWR WATER ENVIRONMENTS...

... studies. fracture toughness transition temperature low alloy steel Weibull analysis William A. Van Der Sluys ~ and Marie T. Miglin ~ Results of MPC/JSPS Cooperative Testing Program in the Brittle-to-DuctileTransition Region REFERENCE: Van Der Sluys, W. A. and Miglin, M. T., "Results of MPC...

.... Various forms of two- and three-parameter Weibull statistics are reviewed for the ability to fit uncorrected and plasticity corrected data sets. K Ic J Ic fracture toughness ductile brittle cleavage steel A508 SA508 pressure vessel steel low alloy steel Weibull constraint Marie...

... of the primary irradiation. After a second 450 °C annealing the residual shift again was about 40 K. neutron irradiation annealing reactor pressure vessel low alloy steel weld metal mechanical properties Christof Leitz,1 Egon N. Klausnitzer,1 and Georg Hofmann 1 ANNEALING EXPERIMENTS ON IRRADIATED...

... analytical methods, one which subtracts the contributions of plasticityand crack growth from measured toughness is preferred. KEY WORDS: K~c,J~o,fracture toughness, ductile, brittle, cleavage, steel, A508, SA508, pressure vessel steel, low alloy steel Fracture toughness testing of ferrous materials...

.... However, thick-oxide deposits in wet hydrogen did not cause high levels of crack closure. fatigue crack growth stress intensity low alloy steel crack closure laboratory air hydrogen helium hydrogen embrittlement environments P. K. Liaw, 1 T. R. Leax, 1 and J. K. D o n a l d 2 Gaseous...

... lives in all cases. fatigue (materials) creep-fatigue life prediction strainrange partitioning creep properties plastic properties cyclic plasticity inelastic analysis strain rate hold time low alloy steel M. Yamauchi, ^ T. Igari, ^ K. Setoguchi, ^ and H. Yamanouchf Comparison...

... by hydrogen, without measuring the thickness of material tested. ultrasonic testing wave velocity hydrogen attack Young's modulus shear modulus Poisson's ratio carbon steel low alloy steel decarburization microcracks nondestructive tests Takeharu Watanabe, 1 Yuzo Hasegawa, 1and Kazumasa...

... increases with decreasing frequency at 510°C and stress ratio of 0.05 for 20 MPa m < Δ K < 35 MPa m . crack propagation affected zone frequency dependence thermally aged material low alloy steel press vessels Tusit Weerasooriya^ Fatigue Crack Propagation in the Heat...