Predicting the J integral fracture toughness of Al 6061 using the small punch test

Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 796-807

  Budzakoska, E ^a   Carr, D G ^b   Stathers, P A ^b   Li, H ^b   Harrison, R P ^b   Hellier, A K ^c   Yeung, W Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aluminium alloy 6061; Equivalent fracture strain; In service component; J integral fracture toughness; Remaining life assessment; Small punch test

Indexed keywords

AGING OF MATERIALS; CORRELATION METHODS; CORROSION RESISTANT ALLOYS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; HEAT TREATMENT; STRAIN; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; TEMPERATURE;

FRACTURE STRAIN; J INTEGRAL FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; MEDIUM-STRENGTH STRUCTURAL MATERIALS; REMAINING LIFE ASSESSMENT; SMALL PUNCH TEST;

ALUMINUM ALLOYS;

EID: 34548160962     PISSN: 8756758X     EISSN: 14602695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-2695.2007.01153.x     Document Type: Article

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