Application of the Two-Parameter J-A2 Description to Ductile Crack Growth
Typical ASTM fracture testing determines J-integral resistance (J-R) curve or fracture toughness (JIC) based on specimens with high constraint geometry such as those specified in ASTM E1737-96. A three-term asymptotic solution with two parameters J and A2 (a constraint parameter) has been developed for characterizing the constraint effect of various geometries. The present paper extends the J-A2 characterization of a stationary crack tip to the regime of stable crack growth. Similar to the concept of J-controlled crack growth, the J-A2 description can be approximately used to characterize ductile crack growth under certain amount of crack extension. The region of J-A2 controlled crack growth is much larger than that controlled by J-integral alone. From the relationships between A2 and the test data, JIC and tearing modulus (TR), the coefficients used to define a J-R curve can be determined. For non-standard specimens or actual structures, once the constraint parameter A2 is determined, the J-R curves appropriate for these geometries can then be obtained. A procedure of transferring J-R curves determined from the standard ASTM procedure to non-standard specimens or flawed structures is outlined in the paper.
- Research Organization:
- Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- US Department of Energy (US)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC09-96SR18500
- OSTI ID:
- 9168
- Report Number(s):
- WSRC-MS-99-00492; TRN: AH200122%%169
- Journal Information:
- ASTM STP No. 1389, Other Information: PBD: 8 Jul 1999
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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