Influence of Metallurgical Factors on the Fast Fracture Energy Absorption Rates of Some High Strength Steels.

Abstract

An analysis of rapid fracture in the double cantilever beam specimen has been developed and perfected as a fully dynamic treatment based on an energy balance. It provides the means of extracting the dynamic fracture energy expended during rapid crack propagation in this specimen. Substantial progress was also made in perfecting the test procedure through measurements of the stress intensity at crack arrest and the speed of propagation. This has enabled verification of the important predictions of the model. The resulting methodology has been applied to a comparison of the dynamic toughness of AISI4340 and O-1 tool steel and a study of the influence of microstructural features on the resistance to rapid crack propagation. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 23, 1974
Accession Number
AD0783375

Entities

People

  • A. R. Rosenfield
  • G. T. Hahn
  • R. G. Hoagland

Organizations

  • Battelle Memorial Institute

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Cantilever Beams
  • Crack Propagation
  • Cracks
  • Fast Fractures
  • Ferrium
  • Intensity
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Physical Properties
  • Resistance
  • Steel
  • Tool Steel
  • Toughness
  • Verification

Readers

  • Metallurgy
  • Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Structures.
  • Systems Analysis and Design