Overview of ageing and degradation issues in light water reactors (LWRs) - Materials' Ageing and Degradation in Light Water Reactors - page 367

(a)

295 K
363 K

377 K

413 K

424 K

443 K

453 K

464 K

474 K

489 K

507 K
525 K

544 K

Vacuum annealed
Si-killed mild steel

5% Elongation

(b)

377 K

424 K

￿ ￿ ￿ ￿ ￿ ￿

452 K

473 K

515 K

553 K

Irradiated mild steel
(3.9 10 16 n/cm 2 )

1%

Elongation

1. 18 Continued on page 33. See caption on page 34.