@inproceedings{964c78628fa7434e825c47f6a2b4abe9,
title = "Effect of high-temperature water environment on the fracture behaviour of low-alloy RPV steels",
abstract = "The structural integrity of the reactor pressure vessel (RPV) of light water reactors (LWR) is of utmost importance regarding operation safety and lifetime. The fracture behaviour of low-alloy RPV steels with different DSA (dynamic strain aging) & EAC (environmental assisted cracking) susceptibilities and microstructures (base metal, simulated weld coarse grain heat affected zone) in simulated LWR environments was evaluated by elastic plastic fracture mechanics (EPFM) tests with different strain rates and by metallo- and fractographic post-test observations. These tests revealed some evidences of high-temperature water and hydrogen effects on the fracture behaviour and potential synergies with DSA and EAC.",
keywords = "Dynamic strain aging, Environmental assisted cracking, Fracture resistance reduction, Hydrogen embrittlement, Low alloy steel",
author = "Z. Que and Seifert, {Hans Peter} and Philippe Sp{\"a}tig and Sudhakar, {Rao G.} and Stefan Ritter",
year = "2019",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-030-04639-2_68",
language = "English",
isbn = "978-3-030-04638-5",
series = "Minerals, Metals and Materials Series",
publisher = "Springer",
pages = "1077--1099",
booktitle = "Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Environmental Degradation of Materials in Nuclear Power Systems",
address = "Germany",
note = "18th International Conference on Environmental Degradation of Materials in Nuclear Power Systems – Water Reactors 2019 ; Conference date: 18-08-2019 Through 22-08-2019",
}