Characterization of stable crack extension in aluminium sheet material using the crack tip opening angle determined optically and by the δ5 clip gauge technique

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 101-113

  Heerens, J ^a   Schodel M ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aluminium sheet material; Crack tip opening angle; Size and geometry effects; Stable crack extension

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CRACK TIPS; EXPERIMENTS; FARM BUILDINGS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; GAGES; LIGHT METALS; SHEET METAL; STANDARDS;

ALUMINIUM SHEET MATERIAL; COMPLEX PATTERNS; CRACK RESISTANCES; CRACK TIP OPENING ANGLE; EXPERIMENTAL DETERMINATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL METHODS; KNOW HOWS; LOW CONSTRAINTS; MATERIAL CHARACTERIZATIONS; OPTICAL METHODS; OPTICAL OBSERVATIONS; SHEET MATERIALS; SIZE AND GEOMETRY EFFECTS; SPECIMEN GEOMETRIES; STABLE CRACK EXTENSION; STANDARD METHODS;

GEOMETRY;

EID: 57649233186     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2008.04.009     Document Type: Article

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