Published April 17, 1998
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Journal article
Elevated temperature fracture toughness of AISI 403 martensitic stainless steel
- 1. Bhabha Atomic Res. Centre, Mumbai (India). Div. of Mater. Sci.
Description
The AISI 403 martensitic stainless steel is used as the end fitting material in pressurised heavy water reactors. The fracture toughness of single quenched and tempered, double quenched and tempered, and Nb-modified variety of this steel has been evaluated at 473 and 573 K. Elevated temperature results are compared with the room temperature values reported in earlier studies. The double quenched and tempered and Nb-modified structures show higher toughness and dJ/da values at elevated temperatures. (orig.)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Journal of Nuclear Materials
- Journal Volume
- 254
- Journal Issue
- 2-3
- Journal Page Range
- p. 271-274
- ISSN
- 0022-3115
- CODEN
- JNUMAM
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- Netherlands
- INIS RN
- 29052093
- Subject category
- S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
- Descriptors DEI
- FRACTURE PROPERTIES; PWR TYPE REACTORS; STAINLESS STEEL-403; STRAIN HARDENING; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TEMPERATURE RANGE 0273-0400 K; TEMPERATURE RANGE 0400-1000 K; TEMPERING; TENSILE PROPERTIES; YIELD STRENGTH
- Descriptors DEC
- ALLOYS; CARBON ADDITIONS; CHROMIUM ALLOYS; CHROMIUM STEELS; CORROSION RESISTANT ALLOYS; ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; HARDENING; HEAT RESISTANT MATERIALS; HEAT RESISTING ALLOYS; HEAT TREATMENTS; HIGH ALLOY STEELS; IRON ALLOYS; IRON BASE ALLOYS; MARTENSITIC STEELS; MATERIALS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POWER REACTORS; REACTORS; STAINLESS STEELS; STEEL-CR12; STEELS; TEMPERATURE RANGE; THERMAL REACTORS; TRANSITION ELEMENT ALLOYS; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS
Optional Information
- Notes
- 7 refs.