Microstructure-Properties: I Fracture Toughness - Materials Science ...
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4<br />
Objective<br />
Overview<br />
Crack<br />
Minimztn.<br />
Energy<br />
Absrptin.<br />
Applications?<br />
Why do we care about toughness?<br />
• Steels are used to build pressure vessels for<br />
nuclear reactors. The irradiation that these<br />
vessels experience, however, lowers the<br />
toughness of the steels. This must be allowed for<br />
in the design and operation of the reactors.<br />
http://ecow.engr.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/get/neep/541/allentodd/notes/<br />
Courtney<br />
(Ch. 13)
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