Copper precipitate hardening of irradiated RPV materials and implications on the superposition law and re-irradiation kinetics

Rachid Chaouadi; Robert Gérard; Jan Wagemans

doi:10.1016/j.jnucmat.2005.05.001

Copper precipitate hardening of irradiated RPV materials and implications on the superposition law and re-irradiation kinetics

Rachid Chaouadi, Robert Gérard, Jan Wagemans

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Abstract

Copper is known to play an important role in irradiation hardening and embrittlement of RPV materials. This is particularly true for old vessels where Cu, present as a residual element, was not well controlled. Indeed, while Cu-content is low (

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	65-74
Journal	Journal of Nuclear Materials
Volume	345
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2005.05.001
State	Published - Oct 2005

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