Crack resistance of austenitic pipes with circumferential through-wall cracks

International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 335-342

  Forster K ^a   Gruter L ^a   Setz, W ^a   Bhandari, S ^b   Debaene, J P ^b   Faidy, C ^c   Schwalbe, K H ^d  

^a SIEMENS AG   (Germany)

^b Novatome   (France)

^c EDF R AND D   (France)

^d INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); BREEDER REACTORS; CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACKS; FAST REACTORS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; LOADS (FORCES); MECHANICAL TESTING; MECHANICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; NUMERICAL METHODS; STAINLESS STEEL;

AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEEL PIPES; BENDING TEST; CIRCUMFERENTIAL THROUGH WALL CRACKS; CRACK RESISTANCE; CRACK RESISTANCE CURVES; CRACK TIP OPENING DISPLACEMENT; LIQUID METAL FAST BREEDER REACTOR;

STEEL PIPE;

CRACKING; PIPES; STAINLESS STEEL-AUSTENITIC;

EID: 0029676811     PISSN: 03080161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0308-0161(94)00145-9     Document Type: Article

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