Affiliation:
1. Engineering Department, University of Cambridge
Abstract
SYNOPSIS The application of Griffith energy concepts to Elastic-Plastic Fracture Mechanics (EPFM) is investigated. An elastic-plastic finite element program is used to calculate the values of the Crack Separation Energy Rate, GΔ, corresponding to a variety of biaxial stress-strain states. The effect of the size of the crack tip plastic zone on the fracture stress is investigated and a relation is established between two non-dimensional parameters φ and ψ . The first parameter φ gives a measure of the ductility of the material while the second parameter ψ is related to the applied stress when brittle fracture occurs. The character of the φ, ψ dependence suggests that when a certain value of the ductility parameter φ is exceeded, brittle crack growth is no longer possible and the mode of crack extension must change to one of a ductile nature. The theoretical predictions of fracture toughness are favourably compared with the results of experiments. Calculated values of GΔ, the stress intensity factor, K, and Rice's path independent integral J are also compared and the applicability of these parameters to brittle, quasi-brittle and ductile fracture is critically discussed.
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