Deterministic prediction of stress corrosion crack growth rates in high temperature water by combination of interface oxidation kinetics and crack tip asymptotic field

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Pressure Vessels and Piping Division (Publication) PVP

Volumn 6, Issue PARTS A AND B, 2008, Pages 1109-1136

  Shoji, Tetsuo ^a   Lu, Zhanpeng ^a   Takeda, Yoichi ^a   Murakami, Hiroyoshi ^a,b   Fu, Chaoyang ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Atomic Energy Society of Japan   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING MANAGEMENT; AUSTENITIC ALLOYS; CRACK GROWTH RATES; CRACK TIP ASYMPTOTIC FIELDS; CRACK TIP STRAIN RATE; ENGINEERING PARAMETERS; FUNDAMENTAL PARAMETERS; HIGH-TEMPERATURE WATER; LONG-TERM OPERATION; MASS TRANSPORT; MODEL DEVELOPMENT; OXIDATION KINETICS; PLANT MATERIAL; PLANT SAFETY; STRESS CORROSION CRACK; SURFACE INTEGRITY;

ASYMPTOTIC ANALYSIS; AUSTENITE; BOILING WATER REACTORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; CRACK TIPS; ELASTICITY; GROWTH KINETICS; GROWTH RATE; HIGH TEMPERATURE ENGINEERING; LIGHT WATER REACTORS; OXIDATION; PHASE INTERFACES; PRESSURE VESSELS; PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS; RESIDUAL STRESSES; STATISTICAL MECHANICS; STRAIN RATE;

STRESS CORROSION CRACKING;

EID: 78049351779     PISSN: 0277027X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/PVP2008-61417     Document Type: Conference Paper

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