Evaluation of Irradiation Hardening of P92 Steel under Ar Ion Irradiation
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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C | Si | Cr | Mn | W | Mo | Nb | Ni | V | N | B | Fe |
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0.093 | 0.14 | 8.75 | 0.41 | 1.62 | 0.505 | 0.052 | 0.207 | 0.183 | 0.063 | 0.003 | Bal. |
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Li, Q.; Shen, Y.; Zhu, J.; Huang, X.; Shang, Z. Evaluation of Irradiation Hardening of P92 Steel under Ar Ion Irradiation. Metals 2018, 8, 94. https://doi.org/10.3390/met8020094
Li Q, Shen Y, Zhu J, Huang X, Shang Z. Evaluation of Irradiation Hardening of P92 Steel under Ar Ion Irradiation. Metals. 2018; 8(2):94. https://doi.org/10.3390/met8020094
Chicago/Turabian StyleLi, Qingshan, Yinzhong Shen, Jun Zhu, Xi Huang, and Zhongxia Shang. 2018. "Evaluation of Irradiation Hardening of P92 Steel under Ar Ion Irradiation" Metals 8, no. 2: 94. https://doi.org/10.3390/met8020094