The influence of simulated fuel-grade ethanol on fatigue crack propagation in pipeline and storage-tank steels

Corrosion Science

Volumn 75, Issue , 2013, Pages 415-425

  Sowards, J W ^a   Weeks, T S ^a   McColskey, J D ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Steel; B. Modelling studies; B. SEM; C. Corrosion fatigue; C. Stress corrosion

Indexed keywords

CORROSION FATIGUE; ETHANOL; FATIGUE DAMAGE; FRACTURE TESTING; FUEL STORAGE; MATERIALS TESTING; RESIDUAL STRESSES; STEEL CORROSION; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRESS CORROSION CRACKING;

A STEEL; B MODELING STUDY; B SEM; C CORROSION FATIGUE; C STRESS CORROSION; CORROSION-FATIGUE; FUEL-GRADE ETHANOLS; MODELLING STUDIES; SIMULATED FUELS; STRESS-CORROSION;

FATIGUE CRACK PROPAGATION;

EID: 84880931859     PISSN: 0010938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.corsci.2013.06.026     Document Type: Article

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