Crack tip mechanics effects on environment-assisted cracking of beta-titanium alloys in aqueous NaCl

Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 39-58

  Somerday, B P ^b   Young, L M ^a   Gangloff, R P ^a  

^a University of Virginia   (United States)

^b SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACKS; HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRAIN RATE; STRESS CORROSION CRACKING; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; TITANIUM ALLOYS;

CRACK TIP MECHANICS; ENVIRONMENT-ASSISTED CRACKING (EAC);

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

EID: 0034427519     PISSN: 8756758X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-2695.2000.00243.x     Document Type: Article

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