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On locations initiating cleavage fracture in precracked specimens of low alloy steel and weld metal

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On the basis of a model of an `active zone' for initiating cleavage fracture proposed by authors, the distributions of cleavage initiation location in precracked specimens are explained, and the factors affecting cleavage initiation locations are analyzed. The change of the length of the active zone with applied load determines the distributions of cleavage initiation locations. With increasing temperatures, the distance X f from precrack tip to locations initiating cleavage fracture and its scatter increase, and the lower boundary of X f increases slowly, and the scatter is mainly caused by the rapid increase of the upper boundary. With decreasing the strength of the weakest constituent in steels and increasing their number, the minimum distance X \min and the average distance for initiating cleavage fracture will decrease and the maximum distance X \max will increase, and the corresponding toughness values will be decreased.

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    G.Z. Wang (Professors) & J.H. Chen

  2. People's Republic of China

    G.Z. Wang (Professors) & J.H. Chen

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Wang, G., Chen, J. On locations initiating cleavage fracture in precracked specimens of low alloy steel and weld metal. International Journal of Fracture 108, 235–250 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1011033208335

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