Published May 1981 | Version v1
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Use of instrumented Charpy tests to determine onset of upper-shelf energy

Creators

  • 1. Oak Ridge Natl Lab, Tenn, USA

Description

For many large ferritic steel pressure vessels, assurance of continued safe operation depends on the fracture toughness properties of the base metals and weld metals which are used in the vessel fabrication. The testing procedure discussed in this paper was developed for nuclear pressure vessel steels and their weldments. Consequently these materials served as the basis for the development of the procedure. The procedure is applicable to any steel and hence 2/one quarter/ Cr-1 Mo (A 387 grade D) and C-Mn-Si (A 212 grade B) steels were included in this study. 11 refs

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Weld. J. (Miami)
Journal Volume
60
Journal Issue
5
Series
Weld. J. (Miami).
Journal Page Range
85s-91s
ISSN
0043-2296

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
13688821
Subject category
S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE; S22: GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS;
Descriptors DEI
CHARPY TEST; DUCTILITY; FRACTURE PROPERTIES; PRESSURE VESSELS; STEEL-ASTM-A212; STEEL-ASTM-A387
Descriptors DEC
ALLOYS; CARBON ADDITIONS; CONTAINERS; DESTRUCTIVE TESTING; IMPACT TESTS; IRON ALLOYS; IRON BASE ALLOYS; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MECHANICAL TESTS; STEELS; TENSILE PROPERTIES; TESTING; TRANSITION ELEMENT ALLOYS