Effects of water flow rate on fatigue life of ferritic and austenitic steels in simulated LWR environment

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Pressure Vessels and Piping Division (Publication) PVP

Volumn 439, Issue , 2002, Pages 143-150

  Hirano, Akihiko ^a   Yamamoto, Michiyoshi ^a   Sakaguchi, Katsumi ^a   Shoji, Tetsuo ^a   Iida, Kunihiro ^a  

^a HITACHI LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FATIGUE LIFE REDUCTION;

AUSTENITE; CARBON STEEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FATIGUE TESTING; FERRITE; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; LIGHT WATER REACTORS; STEEL CORROSION; STRAIN RATE; SULFUR;

STAINLESS STEEL;

EID: 0036381863     PISSN: 0277027X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/PVP2002-1231     Document Type: Conference Paper

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