Measurement of the actual fracture toughness of a maraging 300 pressurized cylinder using the vessel as the test specimen

A development of the single specimen fra

A development of the single specimen fracture toughness test using the elastic compliance measurement of crack length

✍ K.R. Abbott; P. Doig; R.F. Smith 📂 Article 📅 1988 🏛 Elsevier Science 🌐 English ⚖ 819 KB

A development of the single specimen test method for measurement of fracture toughness using the elastic compliance of the test specimen to establish crack length is described. The method utilises a continuous high frequency (20 Hz), low amplitude (0.01 mm) sinusoidal displacement control signal sup