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Experimental study and local approach of cleavage crack arrest in a bainitic ...
EDF wants to complete the assessment of reactor pressure vessels usually based on crack initiation concept by crack arrest concept. The work aims at improving the... -
Tensile and fracture behavior of AA6061-T6 aluminum alloys : micromechanical ...
The AA6061-T6 aluminum alloy was chosen as the material for the core vessel of the future Jules Horowitz testing reactor (JHR). The objective of this thesis is to... -
Mechanisms and multi-scale modelling of the brittle fracture modifications in...
The use of some PWR components at a relatively high temperature generates a drop of their fracture properties. This embrittlement is generally attributed to the...
