European code of practice for creep crack initiation and growth testing of industrially relevant specimens

Journal of ASTM International

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  Dogan, B ^a   Ceyhan, U ^a   Petrovski, B ^a   Dean, D W ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b BRITISH ENERGY GENERATION LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

C*; Code of practice; Creep crack growth; Creep crack initiation; Fracture mechanics; Specimen geometry; factor

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; CRACK PROPAGATION; FRACTURE MECHANICS; TENSILE TESTING; THERMAL EFFECTS;

C; CODE OF PRACTICE; CREEP CRACK GROWTH; CREEP CRACK INITIATION; SPECIMEN GEOMETRY; Η FACTOR;

CRACK INITIATION;

EID: 33144483140     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1546962X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/JAI13223     Document Type: Article

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