Derivation of ductile fracture resistance by use of small punch specimens

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 75, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 3413-3427

  Chang, Yoon Suk ^a   Kim, Jong Min ^a   Choi, Jae Boong ^a   Kim, Young Jin ^a   Kim, Min Chul ^b   Lee, Bong Sang ^b  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Finite element analysis; J R curve; Local approach; Small punch testing technique

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE MECHANICS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TENSILE TESTING;

DUCTILE FRACTURE RESISTANCE; GURSON-TVERGAARD-NEEDLEMAN MODEL; ROUSSELIER MODEL; SMALL PUNCH TESTING;

DUCTILE FRACTURE;

CRACK PROPAGATION; DUCTILE FRACTURE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE MECHANICS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TENSILE TESTING;

EID: 41749111981     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2007.06.006     Document Type: Article

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