Fatigue crack growth threshold stress intensity determination via surface flaw (Kb Bar) specimen geometry

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn , Issue 1389, 2000, Pages 445-456

  Bain, Kenneth R ^a   Miller, David S ^a  

^a GE AVIATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Experimental procedure; Fatigue crack growth; Nickel alloy; Threshold stress intensity; Titanium alloy

Indexed keywords

EID: 8744285763     PISSN: 00660558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1520/stp14814s     Document Type: Article

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