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’Twas the night before Christmas when all through the house
No electrons were flowing through even my mouse.
All devices were plugged by the chimney with care
With the hope that St. Nikola Tesla would share.
D. T. Raske, C. F. Cheng
Nuclear Technology | Volume 34 | Number 1 | June 1977 | Pages 101-110
Technical Paper | Material | doi.org/10.13182/NT77-A31834
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The fatigue crack-growth behavior of Type 304 stainless-steel base metal and Type 308 stainless-steel weld metal at elevated temperature was investigated using axially loaded single-edge-notch specimens. The crack-growth rates were determined and are presented as a function of the stress-intensity factor range. Both the base- and weld-metal specimens were tested in the as-received (or as-welded) and thermally aged condition. The results indicate that the crack-growth rates in the weld metal are significantly lower than in the base metal. In addition, aging at 593°C for 1000 h improved the resistance to fatigue crack growth in both the base and weld metals.