Fracture properties of an irradiated PWR UO2 fuel evaluated by micro-cantilever bending tests
Ronan Henry, I. Zacharie-Aubrun, Thierry Blay, Smail Chalal, Jean-Marie Gatt, Cyril Langlois, Sylvain Meille
Topics & Concepts
Materials scienceFracture toughnessElectron backscatter diffractionFocused ion beamCrystalliteComposite materialFracture (geology)Scanning electron microscopeBendingBrittlenessFlexural strengthCantileverGrain sizeMicrostructureMetallurgyIonPhysicsQuantum mechanicsNuclear Materials and PropertiesFusion materials and technologiesNuclear reactor physics and engineering