Modelling the effect of HAZ undermatching on the crack-tip stress distribution in idealized welds

International Journal of Mechanical Sciences

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1481-1488

  Rodrigues, D M ^a   Menezes, L F ^a   Loureiro, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Elastoplasticity; Heat affected zone; Numerical simulation; Welds

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COOLING; ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTOPLASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE; HEAT AFFECTED ZONE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; STRESS ANALYSIS; YIELD STRESS;

CRACK POSITION; FRACTURE BEHAVIOR; WELD METALS; WELDED SPECIMENS;

WELDS;

EID: 9644252873     PISSN: 00207403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2004.09.009     Document Type: Article

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