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Nuclear Technology | Volume 16 | Number 1 | October 1972 | Pages 45-54
Technical Paper | Reactor Materials Performance / Material | doi.org/10.13182/NT72-A31174
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The effects of fast neutron irradiation on the tensile and creep-rupture ductility of austenitic stainless steels are presented. At low temperatures, below 450°C, radiation causes a reduction in the strain hardening exponent and thus the uniform strain. At high temperatures, above 750°C, reduced ductility results from helium embrittlement. At intermediate temperatures, hardening and helium effects act synergistically to produce lower ductility than would result from either effect alone.