Assessing the possibility of predicting the temperature dependence of fracture toughness for materials of VVER-1000, based on the probabilistic aspects

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Published: 08.10.2014

Authors: Silaev A.A., Silaev A.A., Loginova A.Yu., Gorbunov A.K.

Published in issue: #9(33)/2014

DOI: 10.18698/2308-6033-2014-9-1265

Category: Engineering | Chapter: Power engineering

The article examines the possibility of applying the concept of the master curve for predicting the temperature dependence of fracture toughness on the basis of small-scale test samples for the material used in the manufacture of VVER-1000.

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