Application of stress relaxation testing in metallurgical life assessment evaluations of GTD111 alloy turbine buckets

Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 129-137

  Daleo, J A ^a   Ellison, K A ^a   Woodford, D A ^b  

^a BWD Turbines Limited   (Canada)

^b Materials Performance Analysis Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRFOILS; COMBUSTION; CREEP TESTING; METALLURGY; MICROSTRUCTURE; STRAIN; STRESS RELAXATION; TENSILE TESTING;

METALLURGICAL LIFE ASSESSMENT EVALUATION;

GAS TURBINES;

EID: 0032630398     PISSN: 07424795     EISSN: 15288919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2816299     Document Type: Article

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