Effects of measurement techniques on the experimental characterization of crack tip opening angle-△a resistance curves

Experimental Mechanics

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 425-432

  Burton, W ^a   Mahmoud, S ^a   Lease, K ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Al5083; Crack tip opening angle; CTOA; Fracture; Stable tearing; Ti 6Al 4V

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION; CRACK INITIATION; RIGIDITY; SURFACE MEASUREMENT; TITANIUM ALLOYS;

CRACK TIP OPENING ANGLE (CTOA); METALLIC MATERIALS;

ALUMINUM ALLOYS;

CRACK TIP; FRACTURE MECHANICS; MEASUREMENT METHOD;

EID: 4043133314     PISSN: 00144851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0014485104046089     Document Type: Article

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