Accelerated stress rupture testing for creep life prediction—its value and limitations

Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 105-115

  Viswanathan, R ^a   Foulds, J ^b  

^a ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b EXPONENT INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREEP; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); MECHANICAL TESTING; SERVICE LIFE;

ACCELERATED STRESS RUPTURE TESTING;

STRESS ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032074659     PISSN: 00949930     EISSN: 15288978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2842227     Document Type: Article

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