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Effects of Fast Neutron Irradiation on the Fracture Behavior of Stainless Steel Pages: 19 Published: Jan 1982
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View License Agreement Source: STP782-EB Abstract Tensile tests were performed on notched and unnotched 20 percent cold worked Type 316 stainless steel specimens sectioned from EBR-II duct thimbles. The test results show that the notch sensitivity of irradiated specimens is slightly temperature and neutron fluence dependent and that the material is notch weakened at 600°C. A transition was observed from notch strengthening at low fluences to notch weakening for specimens irradiated to fluences greater than 4 × 1022 n/cm2 (E >0.1 MeV). In addition, the results of the notch tensile tests were used to estimate the ductile fracture toughness of 20 percent cold worked Type 316 stainless steel duct irradiated to a fluence of 7.8 × 1022 n/cm2 (E >0.1 MeV). The influence of irradiation temperature on the strength and ductility of notched specimens is also discussed. Keywords: irradiation, stainless steel, notch effect, tensile strength, ductility, fracture toughness, J-integral Paper ID: STP34374S Committee/Subcommittee: E10.08 DOI: 10.1520/STP34374S ASTM International is a member of CrossRef. | ||