The desire to reduce generating costs by increasing thermalefficiency in power plants has resulted in a need for materialswith improved high-temperature properties. Advancedferritic/martensitic steels are prime candidates for suchapplications. Although these alloys were developed for applicationin nuclear power plants because of their low swelling behavior,their high creep-rupture strength and appealing thermal propertieshave led to their use in other demanding environments.

Monograph 3 provides a detailed review of the development of thehigh-chromium ferritic/martensitic steels for exposure to thehigh-energy neutron environment of a fission or fusion reactor.Since the steels are used extensively for a range ofhigh-temperature applications, this book also provides insight intothe basic properties of the steels under non-nuclear conditions.The many materials scientists worldwide who conduct research onnon-nuclear applications will find this a valuable resource.

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