Interpretation of creep crack initiation and growth data for weldments

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 882-897

  Davies, C M ^a   Dean, D W ^b   Nikbin, K M ^a   O'Dowd, N P ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b BRITISH ENERGY GENERATION LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

316 Stainless steel; C*; Creep crack growth; Heat affected zone (HAZ); Weldments

Indexed keywords

CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; DUCTILITY; HEAT AFFECTED ZONE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STAINLESS STEEL;

COMPACT TENSION; DUCTILITY EXHAUSTION ARGUMENTS; WELDMENTS;

WELDS;

CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; DUCTILITY; HEAT AFFECTED ZONE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STAINLESS STEEL; WELDS;

EID: 33846398885     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2006.08.010     Document Type: Article

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