A probabilistic assessment of the design S-N curves for 1Cr18Ni9Ti pipe-welded joint

Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 195-200

  Zhao, Y X ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACK INITIATION; PROBABILITY; STRESS ANALYSIS; WELDING;

PIPE-WELDED JOINTS;

CHROMIUM;

EID: 0038475853     PISSN: 00949930     EISSN: 15288978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1556857     Document Type: Article

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