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Metastability of structure and radiation resistance of nickel-chromium alloys

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The structure and phase changes in alloys based on nickel and chromium are analyzed under the conditions of operation of water-moderated reactors. It is shown that the changes in the structure and in the phase composition, the electrical resistance, and the lattice parameter depend on the content of chromium and on the conditions of aging or neutron irradiation.

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  1. A. A. Bochvar All-Russia Research Institute for Inorganic Materials (GNTs RF FGUP VNIINM), Moscow, Russia

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Translated from Metallovedenie i Termicheskaya Obrabotka Metallov, No. 1, pp. 33–37, January, 2006.

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Votinov, S.N., Kolotushkin, V.P. Metastability of structure and radiation resistance of nickel-chromium alloys. Met Sci Heat Treat 48, 36–40 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11041-006-0040-z

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