Ductile to brittle transition of an A508 steel characterized by Charpy impact test Part I: Experimental results

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 49-72

  Tanguy, B ^a   Besson, J ^a   Piques, R ^a   Pineau, A ^a  

^a PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Charpy test; Cleavage triggering sites; Ductile damage; Ductile to brittle transition; Local approach

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE FRACTURE; CARBIDES; CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; DUCTILE FRACTURE; FRACTOGRAPHY; NUCLEATION; STEEL;

CHARPY V-NOTCH TEST; DUCTILE TO BRITTLE TRANSITION (DBT); FRACTURE PROPERTIES; IMPACT VELOCITY;

IMPACT TESTING;

DUCTILE-BRITTLE TRANSITION; FRACTURING; PRESSURIZED WATER REACTOR; STEEL;

EID: 10044284221     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2004.03.010     Document Type: Article

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