International Journal of Fracture

, Volume 14, Issue 6, pp R329–R334 | Cite as

A simple test method for measuring “valid” JIc fracture toughness in Charpy-size surveillance specimens of nuclear pressure vessel steel

  • R. O. Ritchie
  • W. L. Server
  • R. A. Wullaert
Article

Keywords

Mechanical Engineer Civil Engineer Fracture Toughness Pressure Vessel Simple Test 
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© Sijthoff & Noordhoff International Publishers 1978

Authors and Affiliations

  • R. O. Ritchie
    • 1
  • W. L. Server
    • 2
  • R. A. Wullaert
    • 2
  1. 1.Department of Mechanical EngineeringMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridgeUSA
  2. 2.Fracture Control CorporationGoletaUSA

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