Creep crack growth in welds: A damage mechanics approach to predicting initiation and growth of circumferential cracks

International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping

Volumn 78, Issue 11-12, 2001, Pages 765-771

  Hyde, T H ^a   Sun, W ^a   Becker, A A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Creep; CrMoV welds; Damage; Type IV cracking

Indexed keywords

EID: 0013299713     PISSN: 03080161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-0161(01)00088-6     Document Type: Article

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