Simulation for intergranular stress corrosion cracking based on a three-dimensional polycrystalline model

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 386-401

  Kamaya, Masayuki ^a   Itakura, Mitsuhiro ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR SAFETY SYSTEM   (Japan)

^b JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Crack growth; Crack initiation; Damage mechanics; Finite element analysis; Intergranular crack; Polycrystalline model; Short crack; Stress corrosion cracking

Indexed keywords

CORROSION; CRACK DETECTION; CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACKING (CHEMICAL); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; GROWTH (MATERIALS); MECHANICS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; RESIDUAL STRESSES; STAINLESS STEEL; STRESS CORROSION CRACKING; STRESSES; TEXTURES; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

CRACK GROWTH; DAMAGE MECHANICS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; INTERGRANULAR CRACK; POLYCRYSTALLINE MODEL; SHORT CRACK;

CRACKS;

EID: 58549106755     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2008.11.004     Document Type: Article

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