Physical Metallurgy of Fracture, Volume 1

alloys annealed austenite behaviour brittle fracture calculated cementite cleavage crack cleavage fracture crack length crack propagation crack tip criterion crystals curve decrease diameter dimple dislocation ductile ductile fracture effect elongation embrittlement energy equation experimental fatigue crack ferrite fractographic fracture mechanism fracture mode fracture process fracture strength fracture stress fracture surface fracture toughness grain boundary grain size hardening heat treatment hydrogen inclusions increase interface intergranular fracture intermediate transition KISCC lath packet load martensite material matrix measured Mech mechanical properties Metals micro microcracks microscopic microstructure notch nucleation observed occur parameter particles pearlite phase plane strain plastic deformation plastic zone plate precipitate prestrain prior austenite grain ratio room temperature scanning electron shear shown in Figure shows slip bands solution steel stress intensity structure Table tensile specimens tensile tests Trans transition temperature values void volume fraction yield strength yield stress