Validation of the shear punch tensile correlation technique using irradiated materials

In previous studies on a variety of unirradiated materials, a linear relationship was developed between uniaxial tensile strength and effective shear strength, as determined from the shear punch test (SPT). Using the same data, a correlation was also developed to predict tensile uniform elongation from shear punch data. Validation of both correlations using a new database on both irradiated and unirradiated materials has been completed successfully. (C) 1998 Published by Elsevier Science B.V. All rights observed.