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Influence of Structural Defects on Properties of Reactor Graphite

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Data are presented on defect formation in structural graphite materials in response to high-temperature heat treatment, oxidation, and neutron irradiation. The influence of defects on the structure and properties of graphite is analyzed.

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Virgil'ev, Y.S. Influence of Structural Defects on Properties of Reactor Graphite. Inorganic Materials 38, 471–475 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1015419005055

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