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Comparative Study of the Geometric Effects on Fracture Behaviors of Side-Grooved and Plain-Sided Compact Tension Specimens

Journal Article · · Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance
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  1. Zhejiang University of Technology Hangzhou, Institute of Process Equipment and Control Engineering (China)
This paper investigates the fracture response and crack-tip constraint of two typical compact tension specimens. They are pre-cracked plain-sided and side-grooved specimens. In order to clarify the significant effects of geometric parameters on the crack-tip stress fields, an extensive series of detailed 3D elastic–plastic finite element analyses have been carried out. Taking the standard ratio of geometric parameters as a basis, several non-standard geometric parameters are adopted in the calculation for comparison, including specimen thickness, width, crack length. Accordingly, the variation of local J-integral and crack-tip opening displacement have been vigorously investigated over the crack front. Most importantly, the crack-tip stress fields are analyzed in detail with the emphasis on the stress triaxiality and opening mode stress. Furthermore, the crack-tip plastic strain and deformation are compared under small-scale yielding and large-scale yielding between plain-sided and side-grooved specimens, and the constraint parameter Q is employed to explain the distribution of the near-tip plastic strain. Through the vigorous research work, the variation of fracture behavior caused by geometric parameters is reasonably explained and understood.
OSTI ID:
22970434
Journal Information:
Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, Journal Name: Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance Journal Issue: 10 Vol. 28; ISSN 1059-9495; ISSN JMEPEG
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English