DYNAMIC TEAR TEST INVESTIGATIONS OF THE FRACTURE TOUGHNESS OF THICK-SECTION STEEL.
Abstract
The effect of mechanical constraint imposed by thick sections is examined in the framework of linear elastic fracture mechanics (LEFM) and other temperature-transition indices. Extrapolation of thin-section LEFM data to higher temperatures has raised the concern that thick-section steels, of shelf toughness and strength class similar to A533-B, will not exhibit a brittle-to-ductile transition with increasing temperature. Research programs relating to thick dynamic tear (DT) test studies and those relating to thick LEFM investigations have shown that unirradiated A533-B does exhibit a significant increase in toughness within a relatively narrow temperature region near the nil ductility transition (NDT) temperature. Size effects studies indicate that the effects of mechanical constraint associated with thick sections elevate the fracture transition--elastic (FTE) temperature (the temperature at which very large flaws remain dormant up to yield stress) for 12-in.-thick sections approximately 70F (39C) above the FTE temperature for thin sections, which in turn is 60F (33C) above the NDT temperature. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 14, 1970
- Accession Number
- AD0707711
Entities
People
- Frank J. Loss
Organizations
- United States Naval Research Laboratory