Corrosion fatigue crack growth in clad low-alloy steels-part i: Medium-sulfur forging steel

Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 249-254

  Poskie, T J ^a   Cullen, W H ^b   James, L A ^c   Auten, T A ^d  

^a BETTIS ATOMIC POWER LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Materials Engineering Associates   (United States)

^c WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY   (United States)

^d Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORROSION FATIGUE; CRACK PROPAGATION; FATIGUE TESTING; FORGINGS; METAL CLADDING; STEEL TESTING; STRUCTURAL LOADS; SULFUR;

ENVIRONMENTALLY ASSISTED CRACKING (EAC); MEDIUM SULFUR FORGING STEEL; WELD DEPOSITED ALLOY CLADDING;

STEEL;

EID: 0031211799     PISSN: 00949930     EISSN: 15288978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2842301     Document Type: Article

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