Fatigue crack initiation in carbon and low-alloy steels in light water reactor environments - Mechanism and prediction

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

Volumn 374, Issue , 1998, Pages 155-168

  Chopra, Omesh K ^a   Shack, William J ^a  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON STEEL; CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; LIGHT WATER REACTORS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; WATER COOLING SYSTEMS;

WATER ENVIRONMENT;

FATIGUE OF MATERIALS;

EID: 0031624277     PISSN: 0277027X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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