Effects of loading rate, notch geometry and loading mode on the local cleavage fracture stress of a C-Mn steel
In this work, notched specimens with two notch geometries were tested in two loading modes (four- point bending and three-point bending) at various loading rates at a temperature of -110℃ for a C-Mn steel. An elastic-plastic finite element method (FEM) is used to determine the stress distributions ahead of notches. By accurately measuring the distances of the cleavage initiation sites from the notch roots, the local cleavage fracture stress σ<,f> is measured. The results obtained and combining with previous studies by the authors show that the local cleavage fracture stress σ<,f> is closely related to the cleavage fracture mechanism (critical events) in steels. The σ<,f> values do not change with loading rate, notch geometry and loading mode, as long as the critical event of cleavage fracture does not change at various testing conditions. The σ<,f> is mainly determined by the steel microstructure, and its scatter is mainly caused by the size distribution of the weakest constituent in steels and the change of the critical events in cleavage process. The σ<,f> can characterize the intrinsic toughness of steels and may be used in a local approach model for assessing integrity of flawed structures. The σ<,f> values could be measured by both four-point bending and three-point bending tests.
Local cleavage fracture stress Loading rate Notch geometry Loading mode FEM Steel
Guozhen Wang Yuliang Wang
School of Mechanical and Power Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shangha State Key Laboratory of Advanced Non-Ferrous Metal Materials, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanz
国际会议
国际断裂力学2007年会(Fracture Mechanics and Applications 2007)
长沙
英文
125-130
2007-11-01（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）