Brittle fracture of nuclear pressure vessel steels - II. Prediction of fracture toughness

International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 89-96

  Margolin, B Z ^a   Karzov, G P ^a   Shvetsova, V A ^a  

^a CENTRAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF STRUCTURAL MATERIALS PROMETEY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE FRACTURE; DUCTILITY; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRAIN; STRESS ANALYSIS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

PLASTIC PRESTRAIN EFFECT;

PRESSURE VESSELS;

EID: 0031168662     PISSN: 03080161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-0161(97)00013-6     Document Type: Article

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