The fracture mechanism in 475°C embrittled ferritic stainless steels

Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 919-933

  Marrow, T J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brittle fracture; Deformation twinning; Ductile brittle transition; Embrittlement at 475 C; Ferritic stainless steels; Fracture initiation; Slip bands

Indexed keywords

AGE HARDENING; CORROSION RESISTANCE; DUCTILITY; EMBRITTLEMENT; FERRITE; STAINLESS STEEL;

BRITTLE FRACTURE; DEFORMATION TWINNING; DUCTILE-BRITTLE TRANSITION; FERRITE STAINLESS STEEL; FRACTURE INITIATION; SLIP BANDS;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

EID: 0030193552     PISSN: 8756758X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-2695.1996.tb01027.x     Document Type: Article

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