The application of fracture mechanics to the growth of creep cracks

The literature concerning the application of fracture mechanics to the growth of creep cracks is discussed. As an introduction it is shown that linear elastic fracture mechanics have been applied successfully to the residual strength of brittle materials crack growth due to stress corrosion and crack growth due to fatigue. Next the methods are...

A quantitative analysis of hydrogen-induced cracking

Internal hydrogen embrittlement, stress corrosion cracking and external hydrogen embrittlement of high strength steel are analysed. They are found to have lattice decohesion as a common source.