Microtopography for Ductile Fracture Process Characterization - Part 1: Theory and Methodology
Conference
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OSTI ID:911073
The mechanics of ductile fracture is receiving increased focus as the importance of integrity of structures constructed from ductile materials is increasing. The non-linear, irreversible mechanical response of ductile materials makes generalized models of ductile cracking very difficult to develop. Therefore, research and testing of ductile fracture have taken a path leading to deformation-based parameters such as crack tip opening displacement (CTOD) and crack tip opening angle (CTOA). Constrained by conventional test techniques and instrumentation, physical values (e.g. crack mouth opening displacement, CMOD, and CTOA angles) are measured on the test specimen exterior and a single through-thickness "average" interior value is inferred. Because of three-dimensional issues such as crack curvature, constraint variation, and material inhomogeneity, inference of average parameter values may introduce errors. The microtopography methodology described here measures and maps three-dimensional fracture surfaces. The analyses of these data provide direct extraction of the parameters of interest at any location within the specimen interior, and at any desired increment of crack opening or extension. A single test specimen can provide all necessary information for the analysis of a particular material and geometry combination.
- Research Organization:
- Idaho National Laboratory (INL)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- DOE - SC
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC07-99ID13727;
- OSTI ID:
- 911073
- Report Number(s):
- INEEL/CON-01-00983
- Conference Information:
- Workshop on the Fundamentals and Application of the Crack Tip Opening Angle (CTOA),Geesthacht, Germany,04/24/2001,04/26/2001
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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