Hydrogen assisted failure of precracked specimens of 316L stainless steel

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 188, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 203-216

  Valiente, A ^a   Caballero, L ^a   Ruiz, J ^a  

^a Depto Constr Y Tecn A   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; DEFORMATION; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FRACTURE MECHANICS; HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT; STEEL TESTING;

FLAW TOLERANCE; HYDROGEN ASSISTED FAILURE; STAINLESS STEEL 316L;

STAINLESS STEEL;

EID: 0032638727     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-5493(99)00016-3     Document Type: Article

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