Journal Published Online: 01 November 1992
Volume 20, Issue 6

Effects of Notch Length on the Ductile Fracture of a Center-Notched Low Carbon Steel Plate

CODEN: JTEVAB

Abstract

Ductile fracture of a thin-notched specimen deformed to plastic collapse was investigated by observing crack growth on the specimen surface. A correlation between the ductile crack growth and the initial notch length was obtained. It was found that: (1) the crack growth rate, da/dε, for the strain increment depends on the crack length, a, and the nondimensionalized crack growth rate, (da/dε)/a, is faster for short notch lengths; (2) crack opening displacement, δ, measured in the vicinity of the crack tip was also dependent on the crack length and the notch length; (3) the crack opening rate, dδ/da, was inversely proportional to the crack length. Thus, the variation of crack opening displacement was found to have a good correlation with the crack growth rate.

Author Information

Makabe, C
University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara, Okinawa, Japan
Kaneshiro, H
University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara, Okinawa, Japan
Pages: 6
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Stock #: JTE11934J
ISSN: 0090-3973
DOI: 10.1520/JTE11934J