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Influence of radiation damage on the cyclic crack resistance of austenitic steels and alloys (review)

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The results of experimental investigations of the cyclic crack resistance of austenitic steels and nickel alloys in the annealed and cold-worked conditions at various temperatures with various dosages of radiation damage are analyzed and summarized. In the absence of rheological processes at a crack tip irradiation reduces crack growth in cyclic loading and for steels a correlation of this effect with the degree of radiation strengthening is observed. In weld joints after irradiation the cyclic crack resistance may drop. High-temperature aging of annealed steels promotes a decrease in crack growth rate and preliminary cold working does not play a significant positive role in preservation of cyclic crack resistance after irradiation in loading at reduced temperatures and has a negative influence at temperatures above 600°C. A decrease in loading frequency or the presence of holds in the cycle with a stress intensity factor equal to Kmax significantly reduces fatigue crack growth resistance and radiation damage strengthens this effect.

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Translated from Problemy Prochnosti, No. 7, pp. 10–20, July, 1991.

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Kiselevskii, V.N. Influence of radiation damage on the cyclic crack resistance of austenitic steels and alloys (review). Strength Mater 23, 720–733 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00771272

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