TY - JOUR AU - V. Radhakrishnan AU - V. Balasubramaniam PY - 2013/01/01 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Equivalent Stress Approach to Life Prediction of Creeping Solids with Initial Defect JF - Defence Science Journal JA - DSJ VL - 41 IS - 4 SE - Materials Science & Metallurgy DO - 10.14429/dsj.41.4443 UR - https://publications.drdo.gov.in/ojs/index.php/dsj/article/view/4443 AB - High temperature components contain many crack like defects introduced during the fabrication processes. These defects will grow during service under the action of applied stress and elevated temperature. An equivalent stress approach has been developed in this paper which can be effectively used to predict the life of defective materials under creep conditions. ER -