Simulation of ductile crack growth in thin panels using the crack tip opening angle

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 88-100

  Pirondi, A ^a   Fersini, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

CTOA; Ductile fracture; Friction stir welding; Thin sheets

Indexed keywords

CRACK TIPS; CRACKING (CHEMICAL); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRICTION; FRICTION WELDING; GAS WELDING; TRIBOLOGY; WELDING;

ALUMINIUM ALLOYS; CRACK LENGTHS; CRACK TIP OPENINGS; CTOA; DUCTILE CRACK GROWTHS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FRICTION STIR WELDING; FRICTION STIRS; TEAR TESTS; THIN SHEETS; WELDED BUTT JOINTS;

DUCTILE FRACTURE;

EID: 57649148580     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2008.05.008     Document Type: Article

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