A MICRO AND MACRO APPROACH TO THE ENERGY DISSIPATION RATE MODEL OF STABLE DUCTILE CRACK GROWTH |
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Authors: | C E TURNER O KOLEDNIE |
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Affiliation: | Mechanical Engineering Department, Imperial College, London, SW7 2BX, England;Erich-Schmid-Institut fur Festkorperphysik der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, 8700 Leoben, Austria |
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Abstract: | The equations for the energy dissipation rate, D per unit area of crack growth, for plasticity and fracture combined, are presented for equilibrium crack extension in a real elastic-plastic material. These relationships are a necessary condition for stable growth. The term D is identical to G for lefm and to the rate at which work is done for the rigid-plastic limit. Crack growth is seen at both micro- and macro-levels as a two stage process of damage accumulation in a process zone followed by actual separation as a micro-instability at the crack tip. Some examples of the behaviour of ductile metals are cited in support at both micro- and macro-level. For the fully plastic case, D reduces strongly with growth. Relationships with conventional rising R-curves are stated for contained and uncontained yield. |
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