ISSN:
1460-2695
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
Notes:
Abstract— CT specimens made of a reactor pressure vessel steel were loaded at—40°C until final failure occurred by cleavage fracture. The samples of Jlcl values obtained in these tests are analysed using the weakest link model. The size effect observed with specimens of different thicknesses is compared with the predictions of the weakest link model. A formula is derived for the distribution of the locations of fracture origins which have been determined for almost all specimens with a scanning electron microscope. The distribution of the size of the “weak spots” is calculated from the distribution of the fracture origins using two different models for the stress field ahead of the crack tip. These fractographic results and the Jlcl data confirm the basic ideas of the weakest link model. The deviations observed between the quantitative predictions of the weakest link model and the data can partly be explained by the change in the stress state ahead of the crack tip caused by a change in the specimen thickness.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1460-2695.1990.tb00592.x
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