A demonstration of mitigation of environmentally-assisted cracking by the application of a tensile overload

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Pressure Vessels and Piping Division (Publication) PVP

Volumn 350, Issue , 1997, Pages 257-265

  James, L A ^a,b  

^a WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY   (United States)

^b ASME   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; DIFFUSION IN SOLIDS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; MASS TRANSFER; STRESS CONCENTRATION; SULFIDE CORROSION CRACKING;

ENVIRONMENTALLY ASSISTED CRACKING (EAC);

STEEL;

EID: 0030691588     PISSN: 0277027X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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