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Title: Procedure for estimating fracture energy from fracture surface roughness

Abstract

The fracture energy of a material is determined by first measuring the length of a profile of a section through a fractured surface of the material taken on a plane perpendicular to the mean plane of that surface, then determining the fractal dimensionality of the surface. From this, the yield strength of the material, and the Young's Modulus of that material, the fracture energy is calculated.

Inventors:
 [1]
  1. Kennewick, WA
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
867087
Patent Number(s):
4860589
Assignee:
Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, WA)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
DOE Contract Number:  
F49620-87-C-0031
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
procedure; estimating; fracture; energy; surface; roughness; material; determined; measuring; length; profile; section; fractured; plane; perpendicular; mean; determining; fractal; dimensionality; yield; strength; modulus; calculated; plane perpendicular; surface roughness; yield strength; fracture energy; /73/

Citation Formats

Williford, Ralph E. Procedure for estimating fracture energy from fracture surface roughness. United States: N. p., 1989. Web.
Williford, Ralph E. Procedure for estimating fracture energy from fracture surface roughness. United States.
Williford, Ralph E. Sun . "Procedure for estimating fracture energy from fracture surface roughness". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/867087.
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abstractNote = {The fracture energy of a material is determined by first measuring the length of a profile of a section through a fractured surface of the material taken on a plane perpendicular to the mean plane of that surface, then determining the fractal dimensionality of the surface. From this, the yield strength of the material, and the Young's Modulus of that material, the fracture energy is calculated.},
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year = {Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1989},
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