“…The plasticity of austenitic steels decreases with the increase of the swelling which is consistent with [2,5,7]. The biggest impact of radiation swelling is the fracture toughness decrease with its dramatically reduction up to 1.3 Â 10 3 J/m 2 .…”
Section: Mechanical Testssupporting
confidence: 78%
“…High neutron doses lead to the hardening and embrittlement of the baffle material [2]. Operation conditions lead to the radiation swelling of the baffle material as well [3,4] that causes the decrease of its ductility and dramatic reduction of fracture toughness compared to irradiation state without swelling [5e8].…”
“…The plasticity of austenitic steels decreases with the increase of the swelling which is consistent with [2,5,7]. The biggest impact of radiation swelling is the fracture toughness decrease with its dramatically reduction up to 1.3 Â 10 3 J/m 2 .…”
Section: Mechanical Testssupporting
confidence: 78%
“…High neutron doses lead to the hardening and embrittlement of the baffle material [2]. Operation conditions lead to the radiation swelling of the baffle material as well [3,4] that causes the decrease of its ductility and dramatic reduction of fracture toughness compared to irradiation state without swelling [5e8].…”