The initiation of environmentally-assisted cracking in semi-elliptical surface cracks

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

Volumn 353, Issue , 1997, Pages 125-132

  James, Lee A ^a,b  

^a WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY   (United States)

^b Office of Science   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; STEEL;

ENVIRONMENTALLY ASSISTED CRACKING; SEMIELLIPTICAL SURFACE CRACKS;

CRACK INITIATION;

EID: 0030702613     PISSN: 0277027X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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