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Validation of Miniature Fracture Toughness Specimens for Material Surveillance

Valo, M
Research scientists, and research professors,VTT Manufacturing Technology,

Planman, T
Research scientists, and research professors,VTT Manufacturing Technology,

Wallin, K
Research scientists, and research professors,VTT Manufacturing Technology,

Rintamaa, R
Research scientists, and research professors,VTT Manufacturing Technology,

Ahlstrand, R
Manager and assistant manager,FORTUM Engineering Ltd.,

Kohopää, J
Manager and assistant manager,FORTUM Engineering Ltd.,


Pages: 15    Published: Jan 2002


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Source: STP1418-EB


Abstract

Fracture toughness testing in the elastic-plastic temperature range of material behavior is described in the Master Curve standard ASTM 1921-97. The standard allows measurement of valid fracture toughness values up to KJC= 100 MPa√m with clearly smaller than standard CVN-size specimens for the irradiated material condition. However, a relatively small amount of data measured with miniature specimens of cross-sections 5 mm × 5 mm or 3 mm × 4 mm have been published and hence the utilization of such small specimens is generally not accepted even if the universal specimen size criteria are fulfilled. In this study, the fracture toughness transition temperature T0 has been measured for a high phosphorus content WWER 440 weld coded as W502 both in the non-irradiated and in the irradiated and annealed material conditions. Three-point bend specimens of cross-sections 10 mm × 10 mm, 5 mm × 5 mm and 3 mm × 4mm were used in the study.


Keywords:
brittle fracture, master curve, miniature specimens, validity, testing

Paper ID: STP10811S
Committee/Subcommittee: E10.02
DOI: 10.1520/STP10811S
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