Fracture toughness for CNT specimens from numerically obtained critical CTOD values |
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Authors: | FW Wu RN Ibrahim R Das RK Singh Raman |
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Institution: | aDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia;bCSIRO Mathematical and Information Sciences, Normanby Road, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia |
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Abstract: | Many approaches for estimating mode I fracture toughness (KIC) using circumferentially notched tensile (CNT) specimen have been demonstrated in the literature. In this paper, an effective approach for estimating fracture toughness from the numerical solution of critical crack tip opening displacement (CTOD) is proposed. An elasto-plastic finite element analysis is used to estimate critical CTOD values for CNT specimens. A number of materials are analysed, and the relationship between KIC and critical CTOD for CNT specimens is obtained. The proposed relationship is validated by comparing the fracture toughness values obtained from the relationship with those obtained experimentally using CNT specimens. The fracture toughness (KIC) calculated according to this relationship from numerically obtained critical CTOD is found to be in close agreement with the experimentally obtained fracture toughness for the respective materials. |
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Keywords: | Fracture toughness (KIC) Critical CTOD Elasto-plastic finite element analysis CNT |
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