Dynamic ductile crack growth and transition to cleavage - A cell model approach

International Journal of Fracture

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 155-175

  Xia, Lin ^a   Cheng, Li ^b  

^a Brown University   (United States)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Cell model; Cleavage fracture; Crack growth; Ductile tearing; Dynamic fracture; Finite element; Transition regime

Indexed keywords

CRACK INITIATION; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE MECHANICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; STEEL; STRAIN HARDENING; STRAIN RATE; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

DUCTILE TEARING; FRACTURE MODE TRANSITION; MICROSTRUCTURE EFFECT; WEIBULL STRESS;

CRACK PROPAGATION;

EID: 0034155435     PISSN: 03769429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007624507679     Document Type: Article

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