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Published:
01 January 1995
STP14609S
Prediction of Cleavage Fracture Probability for Ferritic Steels in the Transition Region
SourceA method is described for modelling the stochastic variability of toughness data for ferritic steels in the brittle to ductile transition regime. The present model is based on two ingredients: a weakest link approach using Weibull statistics with a suitable modification to include the effect of ductile tearing, and an accurate expression of the material J-R curve, determined from fractography. The model provides a rationale for the different fracture behaviour of a material over the whole range of temperature, from fully stable J-R behaviour at high temperature down to brittle fracture under LEFM conditions at low temperature.
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Bicego, V
CISE SpA, Milan
Elli, A
CISE SpA, Milan
Rinaldi, C
CISE SpA, Milan
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Developed by Committee: E08
Pages: 448–463
DOI: 10.1520/STP14609S
ISBN-EB: 978-0-8031-5294-6
ISBN-13: 978-0-8031-1882-9