Influence of notch radius and R-curve behaviour on the fracture toughness evaluation of WC-Co cemented carbides

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 75, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 4422-4430

  Torres, Y ^a   Bermejo, R ^a   Llanes, L ^a   Anglada, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cemented carbides; Fracture mechanics; R curve; Single edge V notched beam; Stress intensity factor

Indexed keywords

CARBIDE TOOLS; CARBIDES; CEMENTS; CURVES (ROAD); FRACTURE; FRACTURE FIXATION; STRESS ANALYSIS; TUNGSTEN ALLOYS;

CEMENTED CARBIDES; ELSEVIER (CO); MEAN FREE PATH (MFP); NOTCH RADIUS; NOTCH TIP; R CURVES; RELIABLE ASSESSMENT; SMALL CRACKS; TOUGHNESS EVALUATION; WC CO CEMENTED CARBIDES;

FRACTURE TOUGHNESS;

EID: 47549110925     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2008.04.017     Document Type: Article

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