Effect of crack depth and specimen width on fracture toughness of a carbon steel in the ductile-brittle transition region

International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 313-319

  Yan, Cheng ^a   Mai, Yiu Wing ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clearage fracture; Crack depth; Ductile brittle transition; Fracture toughness; Specimen width

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE FRACTURE; CARBON STEEL; DUCTILITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; PRESSURE VESSELS; STRAIN; STRESS ANALYSIS;

CRACK DEPTH; DUCTILE-BRITTLE TRANSITION;

STEEL STRUCTURES;

CARBON STEEL; CRACK; DUCTILE-BRITTLE TRANSITION; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS;

EID: 0034255472     PISSN: 03080161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-0161(00)00017-X     Document Type: Article

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