The effects of the configuration of a weld-reconstituted compact tension specimen on fracture toughness determination

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn 1329, Issue , 1998, Pages 436-450

  De Backer, Frederick ^a   Gutiérrez Solana, Federico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Compact tension specimen; Electron beam welding; Fracture toughness testing; J R curve; Reactor pressure vessel steel; Specimen reconstitution

Indexed keywords

ELASTOPLASTICITY; ELECTRON BEAM WELDING; FRACTURE MECHANICS; FRACTURE TESTING; PRESSURE VESSELS; STEEL TESTING; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; TENSILE TESTING; WELDED STEEL STRUCTURES;

PLASTIC ZONE; REACTOR PRESSURE VESSELS (RPV);

FRACTURE TOUGHNESS;

EID: 11744297186     PISSN: 00660558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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