Combined effect of thermal and irradiation embrittlement in the reactor pressure vessel CrNiMoV steel Original Research Article

Combined effects of segregation and irradiation embrittlement in reactor pressure vessel CrNiMoV steel were studied. The study deals with an analysis of conditions affecting the 15Ch2NMFA type CrNiMoV steel susceptibility and the development of microsegregation processes in connection with temper brittleness formed on repeated annealing cycles. Microstructural analysis and results of tensile and impact testing for all the treatment conditions are presented.