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On the Effect of Neutron Flux and Composition on Hardening of Reactor Pressure Vessel Steels and Model Alloys

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Single variable experiments on a set of reactor pressure vessel and model alloys with a range of controlled compositions show a systematic effect of neutron flux (ϕ) on hardening in the intermediate fluence (ϕt) regime. The data suggest that high ϕ and enhanced recombination by vacancy trapping by solutes delays the onset of radiation-enhanced precipitation hardening.

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  1. Department of Mechanical and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, 93106, USA

    G. R. Odette, G. E. Lucas & D. Klingensmith

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Odette, G.R., Lucas, G.E. & Klingensmith, D. On the Effect of Neutron Flux and Composition on Hardening of Reactor Pressure Vessel Steels and Model Alloys. MRS Online Proceedings Library 650, 64 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1557/PROC-650-R6.4

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