Crack tip opening angle (CTOA) and δ5 measurements on SENT and DENT specimens of a thin interstitial-free steel sheet

S. K. Chandra, R. Sarkar, A. D. Bhowmick, P. S. De, P. C. Chakraborti, S. K. Ray

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Abstract

The present study addresses characterizing ductile tearing resistance of a 1 mm thick sheet of an interstitial free steel sheet using crack tip opening angle (φ), and δ5 concepts. The transferability of the φ- crack growth (Δa) data between two geometry, namely single edge notch tensile (SENT) and double edge notch tensile (DENT), was verified. For a specified thickness the δ5-Δa data can also be used as a material parameter. Cohesive zone modeling (CZM) successfully reproduced the experimentally determined φ-Δa and δ5-Δa plots for pre-cracked specimens, and confirmed transferability of the CZM parameters between the two geometries.

Original languageEnglish
Article number106861
JournalEngineering Fracture Mechanics
Volume225
Early online date26 Dec 2019
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 Feb 2020
Externally publishedYes

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Publisher Copyright:
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Funder

Funding Information:
Authors acknowledge that all the mechanical tests in this research has been done in the DST-FIST, India sponsored equipment (Grant No. SR/FST/ETI-404/2015(c)). Authors also thank TATA Steel Ltd., Jamshedpur, India for providing the required steel used in the present research.

Keywords

  • Cohesive zone modeling (CZM)
  • Crack tip opening angle (CTOA)
  • DENT specimen
  • Interstitial-free (IF) steel
  • SENT specimen

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Materials Science(all)
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering

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