Research Article

Cyclic Stress Response and Fracture Behaviors of Alloy 617 Base Metal and Weld Joints under LCF Loading

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Schematic illustrations of the failure mechanism in pure fatigue representing a transgranular crack initiation and propagation along the fracture surfaces for (a) Alloy 617 BM and (b) Alloy 617 WJ, tested at 1.5% total strain range, RT.
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