An experimental investigation of the effect of biaxial loading on the master curve transition temperature in RPV steels

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 74, Issue 17, 2007, Pages 2824-2843

  Link, R E ^a   Joyce, J A ^a   Roe, C ^b  

^a UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY   (United States)

^b NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Biaxial loading; Ductile to brittle transition; Master curve; Reference temperature; Shallow crack; Structural assessment; T0

Indexed keywords

BRITTLENESS; DUCTILE FRACTURE; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; STRESS ANALYSIS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

BIAXIAL CRUCIFORM TESTS; DUCTILE-TO-BRITTLE TRANSITION; MASTER CURVE APPROACH;

STEEL;

BRITTLENESS; DUCTILE FRACTURE; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; STEEL; STRESS ANALYSIS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

EID: 34548203924     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2006.12.030     Document Type: Article

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