Crack initiation under thermal fatigue: An overview of CEA experience. Part I: Thermal fatigue appears to be more damaging than uniaxial isothermal fatigue

International Journal of Fatigue

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 587-600

  Fissolo, A ^a   Amiable, S ^b   Ancelet, O ^a   Mermaz, F ^c   Stelmaszyk, J M ^c   Constantinescu, A ^b   Robertson, C ^d   Vincent, L ^d   Maillot, V ^d   Bouchet, F ^d  

^a Service d'Etudes Mécaniques et Thermiques ^*  (France)

^b LABORATOIRE DE MÉCANIQUE DES SOLIDES   (France)

^c INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE IRSN   (France)

^d SRMA   (France)

Author keywords

Biaxial stress; Fatigue initiation; PWR; Stainless steel; Thermal fatigue

Indexed keywords

CRACK INITIATION; CRACKS; ISOTHERMS; PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS; STAINLESS STEEL; SURFACE DEFECTS; THERMAL FATIGUE;

BIAXIAL STRESS; DAMAGING EFFECTS; FATIGUE INITIATION; HYDROSTATIC STRESS; ISOTHERMAL FATIGUE; LOADING CONDITION; NUMBER OF CYCLES; SURFACE CRACKS;

FATIGUE DAMAGE;

EID: 56249092756     PISSN: 01421123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2008.03.038     Document Type: Article

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