A commentary on the role of nitrogen in enhancing slow crack growth in C-Mn steel

Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 913-918

  Ostberg G ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

C Mn steel; Dynamic embrittlement; Effects of nitrogen; Slow crack growth; Temperatures below creep range

Indexed keywords

CRACK INITIATION; CREEP; DEFORMATION; EMBRITTLEMENT; METALLURGY; NITROGEN; STEEL;

MECHANICAL PROCESSES; SLOW CRACK GROWTH; TEMPERATURE BELOW CREEP RANGE; THERMAL POWER PLANTS;

CRACK PROPAGATION;

EID: 0032116667     PISSN: 8756758X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-2695.1998.00075.x     Document Type: Review

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