Normalizing treatment influence on the forged steel SAE 8620 fracture properties
In a PWR nuclear power plant, the reactor pressure vessel (RPV) contains the fuel assemblies and reactor vessels internals and keeps the coolant at high temperature and high pressure during normal operation. The RPV integrity must be assured all along its useful life to protect the general public ag...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Metalurgia e Materiais (ABM); Associação Brasileira de Cerâmica (ABC); Associação Brasileira de Polímeros (ABPol)
2005-03-01
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Series: | Materials Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-14392005000100011 |