1. Forschungszentrum Rossendorf e.V., Germany;2. SCK-CEN, Reactor Materials Research, Belgium;3. VTT Industrial Systems, Materials and Structural Integrity, Finland
Abstract:
The master curve (MC) approach used to measure the transition temperature, T0, was standarised in the ASTM Standard Test Method E 1921 in 1997. The basic MC approach for analysis of fracture test results is intended for macroscopically homogeneous steels with a body centred cubic (ferritic) structure only. In reality, due to the manufacturing process, the steels in question are seldom fully macroscopically homogeneous.