TY - GEN
T1 - Master curve evaluation of ANP-5 steel using mini-CT specimens
AU - Sánchez, Marcos
AU - Cicero, Sergio
AU - Arroyo, Borja
AU - Arrieta, Sergio
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0) Peer-review under responsibility of the scientific committee of the 23 European Conference on Fracture - ECF23.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - The nuclear industry demands analyses that make possible the long-term operation of nuclear power plants (i.e., beyond 40 years). In this sense, one of the main challenges to overcome is the restricted amount of material available to extend the surveillance programs. To mitigate this issue, mini-CT specimens have been proposed for the evaluation of the fracture properties of reactor pressure vessel (RPV) materials, and particularly, the corresponding Master Curve. These specimens can be taken from the broken halves of previously tested Charpy specimens. In this work, mini-CT specimens have been employed to evaluate the reference temperature of the RPV ANP-5 steel in non-irradiated conditions. The results were compared with those obtained by means of conventional fracture tests.
AB - The nuclear industry demands analyses that make possible the long-term operation of nuclear power plants (i.e., beyond 40 years). In this sense, one of the main challenges to overcome is the restricted amount of material available to extend the surveillance programs. To mitigate this issue, mini-CT specimens have been proposed for the evaluation of the fracture properties of reactor pressure vessel (RPV) materials, and particularly, the corresponding Master Curve. These specimens can be taken from the broken halves of previously tested Charpy specimens. In this work, mini-CT specimens have been employed to evaluate the reference temperature of the RPV ANP-5 steel in non-irradiated conditions. The results were compared with those obtained by means of conventional fracture tests.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85158954793
U2 - 10.1016/j.prostr.2022.12.027
DO - 10.1016/j.prostr.2022.12.027
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85158954793
T3 - Procedia Structural Integrity
SP - 218
EP - 223
BT - 23rd European Conference on Fracture, ECF 2022
A2 - Moreira, Pedro
A2 - Reis, Luis
PB - Elsevier B.V.
T2 - 23rd European Conference on Fracture, ECF 2022
Y2 - 27 June 2022 through 1 July 2022
ER -