On the determination of crack tip opening angle, CTOA, using light microscopy and δ5 measurement technique

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 70, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 417-426

  Heerens, J ^a   Schodel M ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

5; Crack tip opening angle; Crack tip opening displacement; CTOA; Stable crack extension

Indexed keywords

GAGES; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; SCATTERING;

CRACK TIP OPENING ANGLE (CTOA);

CRACKS;

CRACK INITIATION; CRACK TIP; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0037290826     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0013-7944(02)00128-5     Document Type: Article

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