The influence of test duration and geometry on the creep crack initiation and growth behaviour of 316H steel

Materials Science and Engineering: A

Volumn 510-511, Issue C, 2009, Pages 202-206

  Davies, C M ^a   Dean, D W ^b   Yatomi, M ^c   Nikbin, K M ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b BRITISH ENERGY GENERATION LTD   (United Kingdom)

^c IHI CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

316H steel; Constraint effects; Creep crack growth; Creep crack initiation; Specimen geometry

Indexed keywords

AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEEL; CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACK TIPS; CREEP;

316H STEEL; C VALUES; CONSTRAINT EFFECTS; CRACK GROWTH BEHAVIOR; CRACK GROWTH TESTS; CREEP CRACK GROWTH; CREEP CRACK INITIATION; GROWTH BEHAVIOR; SPECIMEN GEOMETRY; TEST DURATIONS;

GEOMETRY;

EID: 65049086765     PISSN: 09215093     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.msea.2008.04.109     Document Type: Article

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