Experimental determination of fatigue crack closure in 316 (N) weld using a global CMOD method

Journal of Testing and Evaluation

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 98-103

  Singh, P Johan ^a   Mannan, S L ^a  

^a INDIRA GANDHI CENTRE FOR ATOMIC RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

316 (N) weld; Compact tension specimens; Crack closure; Fatigue crack growth; GCMOD

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; HYSTERESIS; LOADS (FORCES); MEASUREMENT THEORY; STAINLESS STEEL; CRACK CLOSURE; DISPLACEMENT MEASUREMENT; FATIGUE CRACK PROPAGATION; UNLOADING; WELDS;

COMPACT TENSION SPECIMENS; CRACK CLOSURE; FATIGUE CRACK GROWTH;

FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FATIGUE TESTING;

ACCURATE MEASUREMENT; CRACK CLOSING; CRACK OPENING; CRACK-CLOSURE PHENOMENA; DIFFERENTIAL DISPLACEMENTS; EFFECTIVE STRESS INTENSITY FACTOR RANGE; EXPERIMENTAL DETERMINATION; FATIGUE CRACK CLOSURE; LOAD DISPLACEMENTS; MEASUREMENTS OF;

EID: 33845234594     PISSN: 00903973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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