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Figure 24. The effect of hydrogen content on the average crack growth rate of unirradiated CrMoV steel at different values of strain rates (Ruscak et al., 1991).

Figure 25. The temperature dependence of the fracture toughness of CrNiMoV steel and the effect of irradiation (6.9 - 10 x 10 23 n/m 2 , E > 0.5 MeV, 279°C) and hydrogen content (2-5 ppm H) on fracture toughness (Zdarek et al., 1992).