Graphite testing for nuclear applications : the validity and extension of test methods for material exposed to operating reactor environments /

This compilation of Selected Technical Papers, STP1639, Graphite Testing for Nuclear Applications : The Validity and Extension of Test Methods for Material Exposed to Operating Reactor Environments, contains peer-reviewed papers that were presented at a symposium held virtually September 23-24, 2021...

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Other Authors: Tzelepi, Athanasia (Editor), Metcalfe, Martin (Martin P.) (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania : ASTM International, [2022].
Series:Journal of ASTM International. Selected technical papers ; STP 1639.
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Table of Contents:
  • Small specimen testing, with image-based analysis, for crack propagation resistance in polygranular nuclear graphite / Thomas Marrow [and others]
  • Equibiaxial flexure strength of a superfine grained nuclear graphite / Anne Campbell [and others]
  • Effects of microstructural composition, porosity and microcracks on the elastic moduli of nuclear graphites / James B. Spicer [and others]
  • Measurement of coefficient of thermal expansion of small graphite specimens / John H. Dinsdale-Potter [and others]
  • A review of high-temperature characterization of nuclear graphites / Matthew S. L. Jordan [and others]
  • Measurement of gas permeability of irradiated and virgin graphite specimens / John H. Dinsdale-Potter [and others]
  • Measurement strategy for an irradiated graphite postirradiation examination campaign / Samantha Wilkinson, Tim Shaw
  • Testing methods for graphite exposed to molten salt reactor environment / Dongbo Xiong, Derek Tsang
  • Evaluating the effects of molten salt on graphite properties: gaps, challenges, and opportunities / Nidia C. Gallego [and others]
  • Investigation of size effects in test methods used for irradiated and oxidized graphite / Athanasia Tzelepi [and others]
  • A microstructural modeling-based approach to graphite oxidation beyond ASTM D7542 / Ryan M. Paul [and others]
  • Performance of graphite oxidation with environmental and specimen geometry variations / Rebecca E, Smith, William Windes.