Fracture toughness of permanent mold ductile iron

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OSTI ID:136779

Srinivasan, M N ^[1]; Seetharamu, S ^[2]

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1. Texas A and M Univ., College Station, TX (United States). Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
2. Central Power Research Inst., Bangalore (India)

The fracture toughness values of permanent mold ductile iron castings are highlighted in this paper. The effect of cooling rate and heat treatment on the fracture toughness are presented in detail, followed by indications of the permissible flaw size and fatigue crack growth rate.

• OSTI ID: 136779
• Report Number(s): CONF-950740--; ISBN 0-7918-1344-4
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
CAST IRON
CRACK PROPAGATION
DEFECTS
DUCTILE-BRITTLE TRANSITIONS
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FRACTURE PROPERTIES
MICROSTRUCTURE
RESIDUAL STRESSES