Technical basis for the master curve concept of fracture toughness evaluations in the transition range

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn , Issue 1360, 1999, Pages 21-33

  McCabe, Donald E ^a   Merkle, John G ^a   Wallin, Kim ^b  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRITTLENESS; CRACK INITIATION; ELASTICITY; FRACTURE TESTING; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; INCLUSIONS; PRESSURE VESSELS; STANDARDS; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

MASTER CURVE CONCEPT;

FRACTURE TOUGHNESS;

EID: 0033315163     PISSN: 10403094     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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