Influence of a negative R ratio on the creep-fatigue behaviour of the N18 nickel base superalloy

Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 93-107

  Pommier, S ^a   Prioul, C ^a   Bompard, P ^a  

^a ECOLE CENTRALE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

Crack closure; Creepfatigue crack growth; Isotropic hardening; Kinematic hardening; Stress ratio; Viscoplastic behaviour

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACKS; CREEP; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HARDENING; MECHANICAL TESTING; MECHANICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; RESIDUAL STRESSES; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; VISCOSITY;

CRACK LENGTH; CRACK OPENING; CREEP FATIGUE BEHAVIOUR; CREEP FATIGUE TESTING; OPENING STRESS LEVEL; STRESS RATIO;

SUPERALLOYS;

EID: 0030643908     PISSN: 8756758X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-2695.1997.tb00405.x     Document Type: Article

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