Small and long fatigue crack growth behaviour of a PM Ni-based superalloy, Udimet 720

International Journal of Fatigue

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 113-124

  Luo, J ^a   Bowen, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fatigue crack growth behaviour; Long fatigue crack growth; Small fatigue crack growth; Udimet 720

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; DOPING (ADDITIVES); GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; NICKEL ALLOYS; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; SUPERALLOYS; SURFACES;

FRACTURE SURFACES;

FATIGUE OF MATERIALS;

EID: 0242636594     PISSN: 01421123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-1123(03)00139-7     Document Type: Article

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