%0 journal article %@ 0043-2288 %A Dogan, B.,Ceyhan, U.,Petrovski, B. %D 2006 %J Welding in the world %N 1-2 %P 62-70 %R doi:10.1007/BF03266516 %T Significance of creep crack initiation for defect assessment %U https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03266516 1-2 %X The integrity and residual life assessment of high temperature structures rely on the determined defects in components. The effort has been made to develop tools to detect flows in service-components, and determine crack growth using metallography and fracture mechanical testing.