@inproceedings{3ca41e3f2df240b2ba88e2b288667ee9,
title = "The evaluation of deformation and fracture of Gilsocarbon graphite subject to service environments: Experimental and modelling",
abstract = "Commercial graphites are used for a wide range of applications. For example, Gilsocarbon graphite is used within the reactor core of Advanced Gas Cooled Reactors (UK) as a moderator. In service, the mechanical properties of the graphite are changed as a result of neutron irradiation induced defects and porosity arising from radiolytic oxidation. In this paper, we discuss measurements undertaken of mechanical properties at the micro-length-scale for virgin and irradiated material. These data provide the necessary inputs to an experimentally-informed model that predicts the deformation and fracture properties of Gilsocarbon graphite at the centimetre-length-scale. The results provide an improved understanding of how the mechanical properties and fracture characteristics of this type of graphite change as a result of exposure to the service environment.",
keywords = "Mechanical properties, Multi-scale modelling, Neutron irradiation, Nuclear graphite",
author = "B. Savija and Smith, {G. E.} and Heard, {P. J.} and E. Sarakinou and Darnbrough, {J. E.} and Hallam, {K. R.} and E. Schlangen and P.E.J. Flewitt",
year = "2017",
doi = "10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.754.91",
language = "English",
isbn = "9783035711684",
volume = "754 KEM",
series = "Key Engineering Materials",
publisher = "Trans Tech Publications",
pages = "91--94",
booktitle = "Advances in Fracture and Damage Mechanics XVI - 16th FDM",
address = "Germany",
note = "16th International Conference on Fracture and Damage Mechanics, 2017 ; Conference date: 18-07-2017 Through 20-07-2017",
}