Statistical modelling of intergranular brittle fracture in a low alloy steel

Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1485-1502

  Yahya, O M L ^a   Borit, F ^a   Piques, R ^a   Pineau, A ^a  

^a PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Charpy transition temperature; Intergranular brittle fracture; MnS inclusions; Modified Beremin model; Tempering heat treatment; Weibull analysis

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE FRACTURE; DEFORMATION; ELASTICITY; EMBRITTLEMENT; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROSTRUCTURE; STEEL; STEEL HEAT TREATMENT; STRESS ANALYSIS; TENSILE TESTING; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

CHARPY TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; INTERGRANULAR BRITTLE FRACTURE; MODIFIED BEREMIN MODEL;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

EID: 0032284128     PISSN: 8756758X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-2695.1998.00126.x     Document Type: Article

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