A stochastic simulation model for microcrack initiation in a martensitic steel

Computational Materials Science

Volumn 26, Issue SUPPL., 2003, Pages 102-110

  Meyer, S ^a   Bruckner Foit A ^a   Moslang A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

^b KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Crack initiation; Fatigue; Short cracks; Stochastic model

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; MARTENSITE; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; RANDOM PROCESSES; STATISTICAL METHODS; STRAIN CONTROL;

SHORT CRACKS;

CRACK INITIATION;

EID: 0037252699     PISSN: 09270256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0927-0256(02)00409-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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