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Fractographic observations of cleavage initiation in the ductile-brittle transition region of a reactor-pressure-vessel steel

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    A. R. Rosenfield (Research Leader), D. K. Shetty (Principal Research Scientist) & A. J. Skidmore (Electron Metallographic Specialist)

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Rosenfield, A.R., Shetty, D.K. & Skidmore, A.J. Fractographic observations of cleavage initiation in the ductile-brittle transition region of a reactor-pressure-vessel steel. Metall Trans A 14, 1934–1937 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02645567

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