Research on multi-scale creep behaviors of UN-U 3Si 2 composite fuels

Qingfeng YANG; Zhexiao XIE; Ping CHEN; Jing ZHANG; Shixin GAO; Guochen DING; Yi ZHOU; Chunyu YIN; Shurong DING; Liang HE; Dan SUN

doi:10.11889/j.0253-3219.2022.hjs.45.120601

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