"FOURCRACK" - An investigation of the creep performance of advanced high alloy steel welds

Proceedings - ECCC Creep Conference: Creep and Fracture in High Temperature Components - Design and Life Assessment Issues

Volumn 2005, Issue , 2005, Pages 772-782

  Allen, D J ^a   Harvey, B ^b   Brett, S J ^b  

^a EON Engineering Ratcliffe on Soar   (United Kingdom)

^b Mitsui Babcock ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Advanced power plant; Crack; Creep; Failure; HAZ; Type IV; Weld

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED STEELS; CREEP RUPTURE PERFORMANCE; CREEP STRENGTH; STEEL WELDS; TEMPERATURE VARIATIONS;

CRACK PROPAGATION; CREEP; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); HEAT AFFECTED ZONE; OPTIMIZATION; STRESS ANALYSIS; WELDS;

STEEL;

EID: 33749366005     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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