Mechanism of fatigue crack initiation in austenitic stainless steels in LWR environments

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

Volumn 439, Issue , 2002, Pages 133-142

  Chopra, Omesh K ^a  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE MORPHOLOGY;

AUSTENITE; COOLANTS; CRACK INITIATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FATIGUE TESTING; FRACTURE; LIGHT WATER REACTORS; MORPHOLOGY; STEEL HEAT TREATMENT; STEEL METALLOGRAPHY; STRAIN RATE;

STAINLESS STEEL;

EID: 0036385117     PISSN: 0277027X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/PVP2002-1230     Document Type: Conference Paper

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