Failure assessment diagram analysis of creep crack initiation in 316H stainless steel

International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping

Volumn 80, Issue 7-8, 2003, Pages 541-551

  Davies, C M ^a   O'Dowd, N P ^a   Dean, D W ^b   Nikbin, K M ^a   Ainsworth, R A ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b BRITISH ENERGY GENERATION LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Creep crack initiation; Failure assessment diagram; Stainless steel

Indexed keywords

CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; CREEP; FAILURE ANALYSIS; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; LOADS (FORCES); STRESS ANALYSIS; TENSILE TESTING; TOUGHNESS;

CREEP TOUGHNESS;

STAINLESS STEEL;

CRACK PROPAGATION; CREEP; FAILURE ANALYSIS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; STAINLESS STEEL;

EID: 0141677872     PISSN: 03080161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-0161(03)00107-8     Document Type: Article

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