Estimation of fracture toughness using miniature chevron-notched specimens

Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 340-345

  Sarkar, R ^a   Ray, K K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Chevron notched specimen; Eutectoid steel; Miniature specimen

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION; FRACTURE; FRACTURE FIXATION; GRAIN REFINEMENT; IRON; KETONES; PIGMENTS;

BULK MATERIALS; EUTECTOID STEEL; LAMELLAR SPACINGS; MINIATURE SPECIMENS; NOTCHED SPECIMENS; SOFT ANNEALING; TOUGHNESS VALUES;

FRACTURE TOUGHNESS;

EID: 45749097849     PISSN: 8756758X     EISSN: 14602695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-2695.2008.01237.x     Document Type: Article

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