Micromechanics of cleavage fracture initiation in ferritic steels by carbide cracking

Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 171-196

  Kroon, Martin ^a   Faleskog, Jonas ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

A. Cleavage nucleation; B. Elastic viscoplastic material; Dynamic fracture; Ferritic steel; Fracture mechanisms

Indexed keywords

CARBIDES; CRACK PROPAGATION; FERRITE; FRACTURE; FRACTURE MECHANICS; NUCLEATION; STEEL;

CLEAVAGE NUCLEATION; DYNAMIC FRACTURE; ELASTIC-VISCOPLASTIC MATERIALS; FERRITE STEEL; FRACTURE MECHANISMS;

COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS;

EID: 9644283307     PISSN: 00225096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmps.2004.05.008     Document Type: Article

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