Prevention and Control of Subcritical Crack Growth in High-Strength Metals.

Abstract

The integrity of structures that must operate in hostile environments depends on both the resistance to the propagation of cracks and the resistance to fracture of the structural material. Design procedures established to assure structural integrity are intended to enable designers systematically to take account of applicable parameters and their relation to various structures. The three-part Ratio Analysis Diagram (RAD) system was developed to provide an analysis technique for ascertaining the significance of fracture, stress-corrosion cracking, and sustained-load cracking in terms of the relationships of critical stress level to flaw size. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 02, 1974
Accession Number
AD0785233

Entities

People

  • R. W. Judy Jr.
  • Robert J. Goode

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Corrosion
  • Cracks
  • Environment
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials
  • Physical Properties
  • Resistance
  • Stress Corrosion
  • Stress Corrosion Cracking
  • Structural Integrity

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Materials Science (Mechanical Engineering).
  • Systems Analysis and Design