Two-dimensional and three-dimensional finite element analysis of critical crack-tip-opening angle in 2024-T351 aluminum alloy at four thicknesses

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 71, Issue 9-10, 2004, Pages 1379-1391

  Mahmoud, Samer ^a   Lease, Kevin ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aluminum; Crack tip opening angle; Finite element analysis; Fracture; Stable tearing

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; CONSTRAINT THEORY; CRACK PROPAGATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SHEET METAL; STRAIN;

CRACK TIP OPENING ANGLE (CTOA); FRACTURE ANALYSIS;

CRACKS;

ALUMINUM ALLOY; FRACTURE MECHANICS;

EID: 1142293202     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0013-7944(03)00167-X     Document Type: Article

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