The evaluation of high-stress creep ductility for 316 stainless steel at 550 °C by extrapolation of constitutive equations derived for lower stress levels

International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping

Volumn 80, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 689-694

  Xu, Q ^a   Hayhurst, D R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Austenitic stainless steel AISI 316; Continuum damage mechanics; Creep damage; Finite element method; High temperature creep; Time independent plasticity and creep; Uni axial constitutive equations

Indexed keywords

CREEP; DUCTILITY; INTEGRATION; STRAIN; STRESS ANALYSIS;

CREEP TESTS; LINEAR STRESSES;

STAINLESS STEEL;

CREEP TEST; DUCTILITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HIGH TEMPERATURE CORROSION; STAINLESS STEEL;

EID: 0344441287     PISSN: 03080161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpvp.2003.08.005     Document Type: Article

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