PLASTIC DEFORMATION IN BRITTLE AND DUCTILE FRACTURE

Abstract

An effort is made to cover the full elastic-plastic range from fractures which initiate and propagate at nominal or net stress in the elastic range to the fractures at fully plastic or limit load conditions. Similarities and differences of behavior between steels which are highly rate-sensitive and aluminum alloys or other rather insensitive materials are examined. A demonstration is given of the likelihood of confusing limit load fractures with low stress fractures.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0674852

Entities

People

  • D. C. Drucker
  • J. R. Rice

Organizations

  • Brown University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aluminum Alloys
  • Crack Tips
  • Elastic Materials
  • Fracture (Mechanics)
  • Geometric Forms
  • Geometry
  • Materials
  • Mechanical Working
  • Mechanics
  • Modulus Of Elasticity
  • Plastic Properties
  • Strain Hardening
  • Stress Strain Relations
  • Stresses
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional
  • Yield Strength

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.
  • Systems Analysis and Design