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Fatigue-crack propagation behavior of ASTM A27 cast steel in simulated Hanford groundwater

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6512650
Fatigue-crack propagation (FCP) tests were conducted on specimens of cast ASTM A27 steel in simulated Hanford ground-water at 150/sup 0/C and 250C/sup 0/C. Fatigue loadings were employed as the most feasible means of accelerating the environmentally assisted cracking (EAC) process. A tentative threshold for EAC was established, and an example calculation was used to show how such a threshold can be related to allowable stress levels and flaw sizes to assure that EAC will not occur.
Research Organization:
Hanford Engineering Development Lab., Richland, WA (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC06-76FF02170
OSTI ID:
6512650
Report Number(s):
HEDL-7603; ON: DE87009519
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English