Failure assessment diagrams for use in R6 assessments for austenitic components

International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 303-309

  Ainsworth, R A ^a  

^a Nuclear Electric plc   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTENITE; CRACKS; DEFECTS; GEOMETRY; METALS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PLATE METAL; STEEL; STRAIN; STRAIN HARDENING; STRESSES; TEMPERATURE;

AUSTENITIC COMPONENTS; AUSTENITIC STEEL; FAILURE ASSESSMENT; FAILURE ASSESSMENT CURVE; SURFACE DEFECT ANALYSIS; WELD METALS;

FAILURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0029752648     PISSN: 03080161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0308-0161(94)00141-5     Document Type: Article

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