Comparison of different approaches for estimation of creep crack initiation

Engineering Failure Analysis

Volumn 14, Issue 8 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 1574-1585

  Mueller, F ^a   Scholz, A ^a   Berger, C ^a  

^a DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Creep crack initiation; NSW model; Time dependent failure assessment diagram; Two criteria diagram

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACK TIPS; CREEP; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FERRITIC STEEL; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION;

CRACK INCUBATION; CREEP CRACK; TIME DEPENDENT FAILURE ASSESSMENT DIAGRAM;

CRACK INITIATION;

CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACK TIPS; CREEP; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FERRITIC STEEL; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION;

EID: 34250788884     PISSN: 13506307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfailanal.2006.12.004     Document Type: Article

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