journal article·2025-04

Simultaneous strength and toughness increase in low dose neutron irradiated austenitic stainless steel at sub-zero temperatures due to changes in strain-induced martensitic transformation

Kira V. Tsay, Oleg V. Rofman, Mikhail S. Merezhko, Michael P. Short

Acta Materialia· Volume 288
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