Published December 1982 | Version v1
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Protecting against failure by brittle fracture in ferritic-steel shipping containers greater than four-in. thick

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This report presents methods for protecting against brittle fracture spent-fuel shipping containers made from ferritic-steel forgings greater than four in. thick. Both fracture arrest and fracture initiation criteria were examined as bases for establishing requirements for the design and selection of materials for shipping containers. This report also includes a discussion of the brittle-fracture sensitivity of the containers to various processes used in container fabrication. 19 figures, 3 tables

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MF available from INIS under the Report Number; Available from NTIS, PC A03/MF A01 as DE83007462.

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Imprint Pagination
48 p.
Report number
UCRL--53045

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
14768611
Subject category
S42: ENGINEERING;
Descriptors DEI
BRITTLENESS; CASKS; CONTAINERS; CRACK PROPAGATION; FABRICATION; FERRITIC STEELS; FRACTURES; MATERIALS
Descriptors DEC
ALLOYS; CARBON ADDITIONS; FAILURES; IRON ALLOYS; IRON BASE ALLOYS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; STEELS; TRANSITION ELEMENT ALLOYS