Extension of a microstructure-based fatigue crack growth model for predicting fatigue life variability

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn , Issue 1450, 2004, Pages 87-103

  Enright, Michael P ^a   Chan, Kwai S ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fatigue crack growth; Fatigue crack initiation; Fatigue life variability; Micromechanics; Microstructure variations; Nickel based alloys; Probabilistic methods

Indexed keywords

CRACK INITIATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROSTRUCTURE; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

FATIGUE CRACK GROWTH; FATIGUE CRACK INITIATION; FATIGUE LIFE VARIABILITY; MICROSTRUCTURE VARIATIONS;

CRACK PROPAGATION;

EID: 6944233686     PISSN: 00660558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1520/stp11281s     Document Type: Review

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