Specimen size effect on fracture toughness of nuclear graphites

G. R. Romanoski, T. D. Burchell

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Abstract

In this investigation, fracture toughness was measured for three grades of nuclear graphite using three sizes of the chevron-notched short rod specimen geometry. Obtaining fracture toughness measurements that are independent of specimen size effects is a prerequisite to extending the fracture mechanics approach to full scale components.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)584-585
Number of pages2
JournalExtended Abstracts and Program - Biennial Conference on Carbon
StatePublished - 1991
Event20th Biennial Conference on Carbon - Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Duration: Jun 23 1991Jun 28 1991

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