On the utilization of high rate pre-cracked Charpy test results and the master curve to obtain accurate lower bound toughness predictions in the ductile-to-brittle transition

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn 1329, Issue , 1998, Pages 253-273

  Joyce, James A ^a  

^a UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY   (United States)

Author keywords

A515; Constraint; Fracture toughness; J integral; Master curve; Precracked Charpy; Rapid fracture toughness

Indexed keywords

CRACK INITIATION; FRACTURE TESTING; IMPACT TESTING; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; LOAD TESTING; STEEL TESTING; THERMAL EFFECTS;

CHARPY IMPACT TESTING; DUCTILE-TO-BRITTLE TRANSITION;

FRACTURE TOUGHNESS;

EID: 0032230510     PISSN: 00660558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1520/stp37995s     Document Type: Article

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