TY - JOUR
T1 - The Euratom 5th Framework Programme Project FRAME (fracture mechanics based embrittlement)
T2 - Description of the project and first results
AU - Valo, Matti
AU - Wallin, Kim
AU - Lucon, Enrico
AU - Kytka, Milos
AU - Brumovsky, Milan
AU - Acosta, Beatriz
AU - Debarberis, Luigi
AU - Kohopää, Jyrki
AU - Gillemot, Ferenc
AU - Horvath, Marta
PY - 2005/2
Y1 - 2005/2
N2 - The objectives, the experimental research programme and the first results of the FRAME project are described in the paper. Altogether 26 different materials were irradiated in a single irradiation capsule and the Master Curve based T0 shifts were measured for each material. In addition four materials were studied in the programme extension. Altogether approximately 700 fracture toughness specimens were tested in the project. The aim of FRAME was to start systematic development of Master Curve based embrittlement monitoring. Fracture toughness test is clearly superior to Charpy-V test but for historical reasons large databases, on which embrittlement trend curves can be based, exist only for the Charpy-V test. The test data validation procedure used in the project is described with some detail. No bias was noticed between the three main testing partners in the created data. First estimate for a model, which describes the dependence of embrittlement on the copper, phosphorus and nickel contents of the material, is given.
AB - The objectives, the experimental research programme and the first results of the FRAME project are described in the paper. Altogether 26 different materials were irradiated in a single irradiation capsule and the Master Curve based T0 shifts were measured for each material. In addition four materials were studied in the programme extension. Altogether approximately 700 fracture toughness specimens were tested in the project. The aim of FRAME was to start systematic development of Master Curve based embrittlement monitoring. Fracture toughness test is clearly superior to Charpy-V test but for historical reasons large databases, on which embrittlement trend curves can be based, exist only for the Charpy-V test. The test data validation procedure used in the project is described with some detail. No bias was noticed between the three main testing partners in the created data. First estimate for a model, which describes the dependence of embrittlement on the copper, phosphorus and nickel contents of the material, is given.
KW - 5th framework programme
KW - FRAME
KW - Fracture mechanics
KW - Fracture toughness testing
KW - Charpy-V test
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=19944429858&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2004.08.059
DO - 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2004.08.059
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:19944429858
SN - 0029-5493
VL - 235
SP - 445
EP - 455
JO - Nuclear Engineering and Design
JF - Nuclear Engineering and Design
IS - 2-4
ER -