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Fracture toughness processes. Final report, February 15, 1981-February 14, 1984

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5337460
Crack tip deformation reduces the local crack stresses and shields the crack tip from the applied stress intensity factor. Crack tip shielding due to mixed edge and screw dislocations and dislocation dipole pairs, parallel to the crack front, have been investigated. Crack tip deformation in LiF single crystals has been observed. Blunting and jogging dislocations and dislocation pile-up structures were seen. These dislocations behave differently. The crack tip shielding concept has also been applied to volume and shear transformations in phase transformation toughening materials. Partially stabilized zirconia has been thermally cycled while under stress for analysis in stress-induced phase transformation toughening.
Research Organization:
Rochester Univ., NY (USA). Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-81ER10856
OSTI ID:
5337460
Report Number(s):
DOE/ER/10856-05; ON: DE84007244
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English