Creep properties and failure assessment of new and fully repaired P91 pipe welds at 923 K

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications

Volumn 218, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 211-222

  Hyde, T H ^a   Sun, W ^a   Becker, A A ^a   Williams, J A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Independent Consultant   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Creep; Damage; Failure life; Material property; P91 pipe; Repaired weld; Weld

Indexed keywords

CREEP; DATA ACQUISITION; FERRITE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HEAT TREATMENT; PIPE; POWER PLANTS; STEEL;

DAMAGE; FAILURE LIFE; MATERIAL PROPERTY; REPAIRED WELD;

WELDS;

EID: 4344624641     PISSN: 14644207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/1464420041579544     Document Type: Article

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