Sub-size tensile specimen design for in-reactor irradiation and post-irradiation testing
The present work aims to provide a complete engineering solution, an appropriate
experimental database, and a brief physical background on designing a miniature specimen …
experimental database, and a brief physical background on designing a miniature specimen …
[HTML][HTML] Fracture toughness evaluation of a nuclear graphite with non-linear elastic properties by 3D imaging and inverse finite element analysis
Effective small specimen tests are needed to obtain fracture toughness and elastic
properties as the limited availability of irradiated graphite restricts the quantity and …
properties as the limited availability of irradiated graphite restricts the quantity and …
Synchrotron X-ray characterization of crack strain fields in polygranular graphite
SM Barhli, L Saucedo-Mora, MSL Jordan, AF Cinar… - Carbon, 2017 - Elsevier
The strain field of a crack in polygranular isotropic nuclear graphite, a quasi-brittle material,
has been studied during stable fracture propagation. Synchrotron X-ray computed …
has been studied during stable fracture propagation. Synchrotron X-ray computed …
[HTML][HTML] Combined evaluation of Young modulus and fracture toughness in small specimens of fine grained nuclear graphite using 3D image analysis
The fracture toughness of the fine-grained nuclear graphite SNG742 has been investigated
by observation of stable crack propagation in double cleavage drilled compression …
by observation of stable crack propagation in double cleavage drilled compression …
[HTML][HTML] In situ measurement of the strains within a mechanically loaded polygranular graphite
Neutron diffraction and synchrotron X-ray diffraction and imaging have been applied to
study, in situ, the mechanical response to tensile and bending loading of polygranular …
study, in situ, the mechanical response to tensile and bending loading of polygranular …
Assessment of the fracture toughness of neutron-irradiated nuclear graphite by 3D analysis of the crack displacement field
Digital volume correlation of in situ synchrotron X-ray computed tomographs has been used
to measure the three-dimensional displacement fields around quasi-static propagating …
to measure the three-dimensional displacement fields around quasi-static propagating …
[HTML][HTML] Crack propagation in fine grained graphites under mode I and mixed-mode loading, as observed in situ by microtomography
Stable crack growth under mode I and mixed-mode loading of two fine grained advanced
graphites, SNG742 and T220, has been studied within small (18 mm diameter) specimens of …
graphites, SNG742 and T220, has been studied within small (18 mm diameter) specimens of …
Evaluations of J-integral of nuclear graphite combining experimental and numerical methods
Z Yu, RKL Su, H Chen, J Shen, DKL Tsang - Theoretical and Applied …, 2023 - Elsevier
Three-point bending tests were performed on centrally notched graphite beams to study the
fracture properties of nuclear graphite. Electronic speckle pattern interferometry (ESPI) was …
fracture properties of nuclear graphite. Electronic speckle pattern interferometry (ESPI) was …
Predicting and visualizing crack propagation in nuclear graphite
Nuclear graphite exhibits a complex fracture behavior due to the presence of defects
ranging from nanoscale basal cracks to sub-millimeter scale voids as well as the …
ranging from nanoscale basal cracks to sub-millimeter scale voids as well as the …
The effect of molten FLiNaK salt infiltration on the strength of graphite
C Zhang, Z He, Y Gao, H Tang, W Qi, J Song… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2018 - Elsevier
Graphite has been identified as a structural and neutron-moderator material in the molten
salt reactor (MSR). In order to support the structural material development for MSR, the …
salt reactor (MSR). In order to support the structural material development for MSR, the …