Research Article

Specific Features of Structural-Phase State and Properties of Reactor Pressure Vessel Steel at Elevated Irradiation Temperature

Table 3

Results of fractographic analysis for 15Kh2NMFAA steel specimens in different states.

State, Specimen number , °CAbsorbed energy, J Portion of different fracture modes (%) Grain η, %
DuctileQuasi-cleavageCleavageBrittle intergranular fracture

As-received3115188020500
311103757520100
31111128020Traces50
3111212740555Traces50
311416940501050
311320165305100

Segregation provoking treatment315-122270151510030
315-115515551020100
315-39.9555103050–100
315-89.51060151550–100
315-101693040Traces30100
315-711825451020100
315-2186404051550–100

the direction of crack propagation.
η is the maximum portion of brittle intergranular fracture for the state.