Preferable initial crack length for fracture toughness evaluation using subsized bend specimens

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn , Issue 1418, 2002, Pages 67-79

  Schindler, Hans Jakob ^a  

^a Mat Tec SA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Constraint; Fracture toughness; Impact testing; Initial crack length; Precracked Charpy specimen; Sub sized; Transferability

Indexed keywords

CRACKS; EVALUATION; IMPACT TESTING; STRAIN;

CRACK LENGTHS;

FRACTURE TOUGHNESS;

EID: 0036400073     PISSN: 00660558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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