Competing fracture mechanisms in the brittle-to-ductile transition region of ferritic steels

Materials Science and Engineering: A

Volumn 387-389, Issue 1-2 SPEC. ISS., 2004, Pages 367-371

  Smith, G E ^a   Crocker, A G ^a   Moskovic, R ^b   Flewitt, Peter E J ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b SELLAFIELD LTD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computer simulations; Ductile and brittle fracture; Ferritic steels; Fracture mechanisms; Transition region

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE FRACTURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; DUCTILE FRACTURE; FRACTURE MECHANICS; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; STRESSES; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

FERRITIC STEEL; FRACTURE PROPAGATION; FRACTURE SURFACE; HIGH TEMPERATURE SIMULATIONS;

STEEL;

FRACTURE;

EID: 10444275672     PISSN: 09215093     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.msea.2003.12.073     Document Type: Article

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