Ductile Fracture and Random versus Regular Hole/Void Arrays.

Abstract

As a physical basis for understanding ductile microvoid fracture, the contrasting behavior of tensile specimens containing random and regular arrays of holes is examined. The results indicate that specimens containing random arrays are less ductile than their regular-array counterparts. The magnitude of this effect depends on the minimum spacing between holes, hole size, and the strain hardening of the material. The experimental results may be understood in terms of the importance of hole/void distribution on a ductile fracture process which is a consequence of both micro- and macroscale shear instabilities. Keywords: Aluminum Alloys, Steel, Brass.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA176627

Entities

People

  • Donald A. Koss
  • E. M. Dubensky
  • P. E. Magnusen

Organizations

  • Pennsylvania State University

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Advanced Materials
  • Alloys
  • Aluminum
  • Aluminum Alloys
  • Biomedical And Dental Materials
  • Cooperation
  • Engineering
  • Hardening
  • Instability
  • Materials
  • Materials Engineering
  • Materials Science
  • Michigan
  • Strain Hardening
  • Systems Engineering

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

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  • Materials Science (Mechanical Engineering).
  • Mathematical Modeling and Probability Theory.

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