Research Article

Thermomechanical Analysis of a Reactor Pressure Vessel under Pressurized Thermal Shock Caused by Inadvertent Actuation of the Safety Injection System

Table 2

Thermomechanical properties of the RPV steel material.

TλEαC
(°C)(W/m °C)(GPa)(10−6 1/°C)(106 J/m3 °C)

5038.319113.8465.8
10038.818714.2489.0
15038.818414.7508.4
20038.618115.5527.7
25038.117817.5545.8
30037.517418.6567.7
35036.817118.6588.4