А.А. Силаев, Н.А. Силаева, А.Ю. Логинова, А.К. Горбунов
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Assessing the possibility of predicting the temperature
dependence of fracture toughness for materials
of VVER-1000, based on the probabilistic aspects
© A.A. Silaev
1
, N.A. Silaeva
2
, A.Yu. Loginova
2
, A.K. Gorbunov
2
1
Public corporation Scientific and Production Association “Central Research Institute
of Machine Building Technology”, Moscow, 155599, Russia
2
Kaluga Branch of Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Kaluga, 248000,
Russia
The article examines the possibility of applying the concept of the master curve for pre-
dicting the temperature dependence of fracture toughness on the basis of small-scale test
samples for the material used in the manufacture of VVER-1000.
Keywords:
master curve, base curve, fracture toughness, fracture probability, compact
sample.
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Silaev A.A.
(b. 1972) graduated from Kaluga Branch of Bauman Moscow State Tech-
nical University in 2000. Ph.D., the Head of Mechanical Properties Laboratory. Author of
several articles on the study of the materials strength. e-mail:
