Preferable Initial Crack Length for Fracture Toughness Evaluation Using sub-sized Bend Specimens

2009 ◽  
pp. 67-67-13
Author(s):  
H-J Schindler
Keyword(s):  
Fracture Toughness ◽  
Crack Length ◽  
Initial Crack ◽  
Initial Crack Length ◽  
Toughness Evaluation ◽  
Fracture Toughness Evaluation

Measurement of the fracture toughness of CVD-grown ZnS using a miniaturized disk-bend test

1991 ◽  
Vol 6 (9) ◽  
pp. 1950-1957 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jimin Zhang ◽  
Alan J. Ardell
Keyword(s):  
Fracture Toughness ◽  
Crack Length ◽  
Graphical Method ◽  
Chemical Vapor ◽  
Initial Crack ◽  
Initial Crack Length ◽  
Small Disk ◽  
Apparent Fracture Toughness ◽  
Bending Mode ◽  
Good Agreement

Novel apparatus and methodology have been developed for measuring the fracture toughness of ceramics using small disk-shaped samples 3 mm in diameter. The method involves the Vickers indentation of specimens ranging in thickness from 300 to 700 μm, and testing them in a ring-on-ring bending mode. Experiments on ZnS grown by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) have been used to evaluate the technique. The apparent fracture toughness of this material increases with crack length (R-curve behavior). This behavior is analyzed using established equations in conjunction with a new graphical method that obviates the need for measuring the apparent toughness of samples containing very large cracks. The fracture toughness at “infinite” crack length, 0.86 ± 0.08 MPa · m1/2, is in very good agreement with the values obtained by conventional methods. The effect of sample size on the accuracy of the results is thoroughly discussed. The thickness, t, of the sample should exceed by a factor of ten the initial crack length produced by the indentation. Also, since samples are tested at various indentation loads, P, the ratio of their thicknesses should be chosen to satisfy the condition t ∝ P2/3. The importance of several parameters in the design of the apparatus is also discussed.

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