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Ultrasonic And Magnetic Techniques For Materials Characterization And Embrittlement Detection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

R. B. Thompson ,
B. Igarishi  and
G. A. Alers
R. B. Thompson
Affiliation:
Ames Laboratory, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011
B. Igarishi
Affiliation:
Materials Reliability Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 325 S. Broadway, Boulder, CO
G. A. Alers
Affiliation:
Materials Reliability Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 325 S. Broadway, Boulder, CO
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Abstract

This paper contains a brief description of recent research advances aimed at the nondestructive characterization of embrittlement, followed by a more detailed discussion of some recent results. The former includes recommendations in the areas of nondestructive evaluation and broader strategies for assessing embrittlement of irradiated reactor pressure vessel steels. The latter describes some very recent results in using measurements of dynamic magnetostriction to monitor the ultra fine scale microstructural changes associated with embrittlement.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 503: Symposium JJ – Nondestructive Characterization of Materials in Aging Systems , 1997 , 193
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1998

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