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

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 02139, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

    R. O. Ritchie

  2. Fracture Control Corporation, 340 South Kellog, Suite G, 93017, Goleta, California, USA

    W. L. Server & R. A. Wullaert

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Ritchie, R.O., Server, W.L. & Wullaert, R.A. A simple test method for measuring “valid” JIc fracture toughness in Charpy-size surveillance specimens of nuclear pressure vessel steel. Int J Fract 14, R329–R334 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00116010

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