NEW METHOD OF FRACTURE TOUGHNESS KIC PREDICTION FOR MATERIAL WITH ARBITRARY STRESS-STRAIN CURVE BY USING CLEAVAGE FRACTURE LOCAL APPROACH

2004 ◽  
Vol 40 (10) ◽  
pp. 165 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hu Hui
Keyword(s):  
Fracture Toughness ◽  
Cleavage Fracture ◽  
Strain Curve ◽  
New Method ◽  
Stress Strain Curve ◽  
Local Approach ◽  
Stress Strain

About Relation Between Irradiation Hardening of Ferritic Steels and Ductile Fracture Toughness Decrease

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiri Novak
Keyword(s):  
Fracture Toughness ◽  
Temperature Dependence ◽  
Ductile Fracture ◽  
Stress Level ◽  
Deformation Theory ◽  
Strain Curve ◽  
Stress Strain Curve ◽  
Stress Strain ◽  
Irradiation Hardening ◽  
Ductile Fracture Toughness

We showed recently that temperature dependence of the ductile fracture toughness can be predicted on the base of two assumptions: 1) assumption of constant characteristic length, 2) assumption of proportionality between J-R curve slope and deformation work in unit volume, evaluated from zero to critical strain for initiation of deformation bands determined in plane strain geometry for material modeled by deformation theory of plasticity. Temperature dependence of ductile fracture toughness results simply from temperature dependence of the stress-strain curve. Irradiation hardening changes stress-strain behavior in a qualitatively different way: It is observed that irradiation hardening to certain yield stress level changes the stress-strain curve of the material in the same way as prestraining of the unirradiated material to the same flow stress level does. Equivalence of irradiation and prestraining concerns all key properties of deformation theory; namely the secant modulus should be taken from the stress-strain curve of unirradiated material. With exception of this specific feature, the task of finding relative fracture toughness decrease by irradiation is the same as prediction of relative decrease of fracture toughness by temperature change. In the frame of the corresponding theory, relative decrease of ductile fracture toughness expressed by J-R curve slope can be obtained from the stress-strain curve of unirradiated material and irradiation hardening level. Quantitative results are presented for the weld metals 72W and 73W, studied in the Fifth Irradiation Series in the Heavy-Section Steel Irradiation Program, and compared with experimental data.

A Model of Pre-Strain Effects on Fracture Toughness

2001 ◽  
Vol 123 (4) ◽  
pp. 182-190 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Cosham
Keyword(s):  
Fracture Toughness ◽  
Stress State ◽  
Ductile Fracture ◽  
Cleavage Fracture ◽  
Critical Strain ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Local Approach ◽  
Stress Strain ◽  
Critical Fracture ◽  
Strained Material

A simple theoretical model for predicting the effect of tensile pre-strain on fracture toughness has been developed using the local approach. The HRR singularity is assumed to describe the stress-strain field around the crack tip. A stress-modified critical strain-controlled model is assumed to describe ductile fracture (and a critical stress-controlled model for cleavage fracture). The Rice and Tracey void growth model is used to characterize the variation of the critical strain with the stress state. The model further assumes that the fracture process does not change with increasing pre-strain. The effect of pre-strain is expressed in terms of an equation for the ratio of the fracture toughness of the pre-strained material to that of the virgin material. The model indicates that the effect of tensile pre-strain on fracture resistance can be characterized in terms of the effect of pre-strain on the stress-strain characteristics of the material, the critical fracture strain for a stress state corresponding to that during pre-strain, and several parameters that relate to the conditions for ductile fracture (or cleavage fracture). Previous experimental studies of the effect of pre-strain on toughness are summarized and compared with the predictions of the model.

Study on Fracture Toughness Prediction of Non Power Law Hardening Material by Using Local Approach

2011 ◽  
Vol 197-198 ◽  
pp. 1640-1646
Author(s):  
Hui Hu ◽  
Yu Peng Cao ◽  
Pei Ning Li
Keyword(s):  
Fracture Toughness ◽  
Power Law ◽  
Cleavage Fracture ◽  
Pressure Vessel ◽  
Fracture Probability ◽  
New Method ◽  
Local Approach ◽  
Hardening Material ◽  
Carbon Manganese Steels ◽  
Manganese Steels

A new method of fracture toughness K1C prediction of non power law hardening material by using cleavage fracture local approach is proposed in this paper. The fracture toughness of A508-Ⅲ 16MnR at different cleavage fracture probability are predicted by using the method. To most of pressure vessel carbon-manganese steels, cleavage fracture is likely to occur at the load corresponding to 62% cleavage fracture probability. Hence, the fracture toughness corresponding to the load is the most possible fracture toughness of the steels. The values of fracture toughness corresponding to 62% cleavage fracture probability is close to that of testing fracture toughness. The work of this paper expends the application of Beremin cleavage fracture model in predicting fracture toughness.

A new test for determining the mechanical and fracture behavior of materials in sheet-bulk metal forming

2015 ◽  
Vol 231 (8) ◽  
pp. 693-703 ◽  
Author(s):  
CMA Silva ◽  
MB Silva ◽  
LM Alves ◽  
PAF Martins
Keyword(s):  
Fracture Toughness ◽  
Metal Forming ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Strain Curve ◽  
Shear Zones ◽  
Shear Stresses ◽  
Stress Strain Curve ◽  
Stress Strain ◽  
Bulk Metal ◽  
Bulk Metal Forming

This paper presents a new experimental test for determining the stress–strain curve and the fracture toughness of sheets to be used in sheet-bulk metal forming (SBMF) applications. The test is based on the utilization of double-notched specimens loaded in shear and combines the plane stress loading conditions of sheet metal forming with the three-dimensional plastic flow conditions of bulk metal forming, which are commonly found in SBMF processes. The methodology to obtain the stress–strain curve involves calculation of the shear stresses and strains along the two symmetric plastic shear zones of the test specimens up to point where cracks start to propagate along the ligaments that connect each pair of opposite notches. The determination of fracture toughness involves characterization of the evolution of load with displacement for a number of test cases performed with specimens having different ligaments between the two symmetric opposite notches. The work is performed on aluminium alloy EN AW 5754 H111 sheets with 5 mm thickness and the results obtained by means of the new proposed test are compared against those from conventional mechanical and fracture characterization tests.

A modified version of MATLAB application window for predicting the weld bead profile and stress–strain plot of AA5052 CMT weldment using ER4043

SIMULATION ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 003754972110315
Author(s):  
B Girinath ◽  
N Siva Shanmugam
Keyword(s):  
Strain Curve ◽  
Weld Bead ◽  
Welding Parameters ◽  
Bead Geometry ◽  
Hybrid Technique ◽  
Stress Strain Curve ◽  
Stress Strain ◽  
Weld Bead Geometry ◽  
Inference System ◽  
Engineering Stress

The present study deals with the extended version of our previous research work. In this article, for predicting the entire weld bead geometry and engineering stress–strain curve of the cold metal transfer (CMT) weldment, a MATLAB based application window (second version) is developed with certain modifications. In the first version, for predicting the entire weld bead geometry, apart from weld bead characteristics, x and y coordinates (24 from each) of the extracted points are considered. Finally, in the first version, 53 output values (five for weld bead characteristics and 48 for x and y coordinates) are predicted using both multiple regression analysis (MRA) and adaptive neuro fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) technique to get an idea related to the complete weld bead geometry without performing the actual welding process. The obtained weld bead shapes using both the techniques are compared with the experimentally obtained bead shapes. Based on the results obtained from the first version and the knowledge acquired from literature, the complete shape of weld bead obtained using ANFIS is in good agreement with the experimentally obtained weld bead shape. This motivated us to adopt a hybrid technique known as ANFIS (combined artificial neural network and fuzzy features) alone in this paper for predicting the weld bead shape and engineering stress–strain curve of the welded joint. In the present study, an attempt is made to evaluate the accuracy of the prediction when the number of trials is reduced to half and increasing the number of data points from the macrograph to twice. Complete weld bead geometry and the engineering stress–strain curves were predicted against the input welding parameters (welding current and welding speed), fed by the user in the MATLAB application window. Finally, the entire weld bead geometries were predicted by both the first and the second version are compared and validated with the experimentally obtained weld bead shapes. The similar procedure was followed for predicting the engineering stress–strain curve to compare with experimental outcomes.

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