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Effect of Post-irradiation Heat Treatment on the Elevated Temperature Embrittlement of Irradiated Stainless Steel
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Effect of Post-irradiation Heat Treatment on the Elevated Temperature Embrittlement of Irradiated Stainless Steel

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  • J. R. WEIR1 

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THE effect of reactor irradiation on the mechanical properties of structural materials at elevated temperatures is of importance to nuclear reactor technology.

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MARTIN, W., WEIR, J. Effect of Post-irradiation Heat Treatment on the Elevated Temperature Embrittlement of Irradiated Stainless Steel. Nature 202, 997 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1038/202997a0

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