Application of Master Curve technology to biaxial and shallow crack fracture data for A533B steels

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn , Issue 1366, 2000, Pages 177-203

  Joyce, James A ^a   Tregoning, Robert L ^b   Zhang, X Jie ^b  

^a UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY   (United States)

^b NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; ELASTOPLASTICITY; EMBRITTLEMENT; FERRITE; FRACTOGRAPHY; FRACTURE MECHANICS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; NEUTRON IRRADIATION; PRESSURE VESSELS; RADIATION DAMAGE; YIELD STRESS;

CARBIDE BANDING; MASTER CURVE APPROACH; REACTOR PRESSURE VESSELS; STEEL A533B;

STEEL TESTING;

EID: 0034484208     PISSN: 10403094     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1520/stp12390s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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