Fatigue crack growth testing of sub-clad defects

Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 269-275

  Jones, D P ^a   Leax, T R ^a  

^a BECHTEL BETTIS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; FATIGUE TESTING; FRACTURE; MACHINING; METAL CLADDING; STAINLESS STEEL; STEEL STRUCTURES; STRESS RELIEF;

FATIGUE CRACK GROWTH TESTING; SUB-CLAD DEFECTS;

PRESSURE VESSELS;

EID: 0032690344     PISSN: 00949930     EISSN: 15288978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2883702     Document Type: Article

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