Temperature-dependent axial mechanical properties of Zircaloy-4 with various hydrogen amounts and hydride orientations |
Bang, Shinhyo
(Department of Nuclear Engineering, Seoul National University)
Kim, Ho-a (Department of Nuclear Engineering, Hanyang University) Noh, Jae-soo (Atomic Creative Technology Co., Ltd.) Kim, Donguk (Department of Nuclear Engineering, Seoul National University) Keum, Kyunghwan (Department of Nuclear Engineering, Seoul National University) Lee, Youho (Department of Nuclear Engineering, Seoul National University) |
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