THEORY ON DISPERSION TOUGHENING OF BRITTLE MATERIALS.
Abstract
Observations are presented showing that a crack front increases its length when it interacts with two or more inhomogeneities in a brittle material. These observations are presented for both cleavage and conchoidal types of fracture. Based on these observations an expression for the fracture energy is obtained. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 29, 1969
- Accession Number
- AD0688847
Entities
People
- F. F. Lange
Organizations
- Westinghouse Electric Corporation