Fatigue crack growth threshold and short crack growth in austenitic materials

International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 231-239

  Huthmann, H ^a   Livesey, V B ^b   Robert, G ^c  

^a Internationale Atomreaktorbau GmbH   (Germany)

^b RICARDO UK LTD   (United Kingdom)

^c CEA GRENOBLE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTENITE; CRACK PROPAGATION; FAST REACTORS; FATIGUE TESTING; FRACTURE MECHANICS; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; MICROCRACKS; STAINLESS STEEL;

COMPACT TENSION; CRACK CLOSURE; CRACK LENGTH; PARIS LAW; SHORT CRACK GROWTH;

FATIGUE OF MATERIALS;

CRACK PROPAGATION; FATIGUE; NUCLEAR REACTORS; STEELS;

EID: 0029657434     PISSN: 03080161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0308-0161(94)00134-5     Document Type: Article

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