Features the most current research from an international body ofleading experts on how radiation impacts the microstructure andmechanical properties of a wide range of metals.
This comprehensive publication includes 71 peer-reviewed papersorganized into the following key areas: radiation damage mechanisms and modeling in reactor pressurevessel steels
relevant mechanical properties and test techniques forpressure vessel steels
grain boundary segregation studies
microstructural aspects of annealing; recovery of propertiesby thermal annealing
embrittlement correlations
damage characterization using nondestructive techniques
segregation and properties of austenitic alloys
irradiation creep and swelling in structural and austeniticalloys
microstructural studies and mechanical properties experimentson ferritic and ferritic-martensitic alloys
and experiments using copper and copper alloys, vanadiumalloys and other materials including aluminum, beryllium, zirconiumand sapphire.