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Fracture toughness

About: Fracture toughness is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 39642 publications have been published within this topic receiving 854338 citations.


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TL;DR: In this paper, a series of well-characterized WC-Co cermets were studied with a Vickers diamond pyramid indenter and the resulting crack length-indentation load data were analyzed in terms of relations characteristic of radial (Palmqvist) and fully developed radial/median (half-penny) crack geometries.
Abstract: Indentation fracture of a series of well-characterized WC-Co cermets was studied with a Vickers diamond pyramid indenter. The resulting crack length-indentation load data were analysed in terms of relations characteristic of radial (Palmqvist) and fully developed radial/median (half-penny) crack geometries. The radial crack model gave a better fit to the data on all the alloys studied. Crack shapes determined by repeated surface polishing confirmed the radial nature of the cracks. An indentation fracture mechanics analysis based on the assumption of a wedge-loaded crack is shown to be consistent with the observed linear relation between the radial crack length and the indentation load. The analysis also predicts a simple relation among the fracture toughness (K lc), the Palmqvist toughness (W) and the hardness (H) of the WC-Co alloys.

858 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, a finite element approach has been used to characterize trends in the stress intensities and center point displacement with specimen dimensions, elastic properties, and crack length with finite element approaches.
Abstract: A finite element approach has been used to characterize trends in the stress intensities and center point displacement with specimen dimensions, elastic properties, and crack length

846 citations

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TL;DR: Microscope investigation and X-ray diffraction revealed the important role played by the tetragonal to monoclinic phase transformation and by the relationship between the glassy matrix and the crystalline phase in the strengthening and toughening mechanisms of these ceramics.

828 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, the authors designed AlCoCrFeNiTiTi0.5 alloy by using the strategy of equiatomic ratio and high entropy of mixing, which is composed mainly of body centered cubic solid solution and possesses excellent compressive mechanical properties.
Abstract: Alloys with composition of AlCoCrFeNiTix (x: molar ratio; x=0,0.5,1,1.5) were designed by using the strategy of equiatomic ratio and high entropy of mixing. The alloy system is composed mainly of body centered cubic solid solution and possesses excellent room-temperature compressive mechanical properties. Particularly for AlCoCrFeNiTi0.5 alloy, the yield stress, fracture strength, and plastic strain are as high as 2.26GPa, 3.14GPa, and 23.3%, respectively, which are superior to most of the high-strength alloys such as bulk metallic glasses.

827 citations

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817 citations


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No. of papers in the topic in previous years
YearPapers
2023972
20222,107
20211,361
20201,324
20191,383
20181,305