Dynamic fracture toughness properties of a 9Cr-1Mo weld from instrumented impact and drop-weight tests

International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 149-159

  Sreenivasan, P R ^a   Moitra, A ^a   Ray, S K ^a   Mannan, S L ^a   Chandramohan, R ^a  

^a INDIRA GANDHI CENTRE FOR ATOMIC RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM ALLOYS; DUCTILITY; FRACTURE TESTING; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; IMPACT TESTING; STEEL ANALYSIS; STRESSES; THERMAL EFFECTS;

CHARPY V-NOTCH TESTING; DROP WEIGHT TESTS; MICROCLEAVAGE FRACTURE STRESS; NIL DUCTILITY TRANSITION TEMPERATURE;

WELDS;

EID: 0030396406     PISSN: 03080161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0308-0161(95)00126-3     Document Type: Article

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