Numerical modeling of ductile fracture behavior in aluminum weldments

Welding Journal (Miami, Fla)

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 208-s

  Hval, M ^a   Thaulow, C ^a   Lange, J H ^a   Hoydal S H ^a   Zhang, Z L ^a  

^a SINTEF   (Norway)

Author keywords

Aluminum; Damage Mechanics; Deformation Behavior; Finite Element Modeling; Gurson Model; Weld Thermal Simulation; Weldments

Indexed keywords

EID: 3643097925     PISSN: 00432296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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