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/1.5 where
required to give brittle fracture in service for the two materials. Comment on
results (youngs modulus may be taken as 200GPa in both cases).
solution:
given:
Proof stress of Low alloy steel,
y
=1200MPa,
=1800MPa,
Youngs modulus for both low alloy steel and steel material is E=200Gpa
2
k ic
Fracture toughness for both materials,
=24KJ/ m =24KN/m
Case (a):
f
y
1.5
f
1200
1.5
=800MPa
k ic
ac
k ic
ac
=2.86
/(
ac
/(
1010
=(24
m=2.86
103
104
)^2/(
mm
800^2
1012
[FRACTURE MECHANICS]
Case (b):
f
y
1.5
f
1800
1.5
=1200MPa
k ic
ac
k ic
ac
=1.273
/(
ac
/(
f
2
10
10
=(24
m=1.273
103
10
Comment:
)^2/(
mm
1200^2
1012
[FRACTURE MECHANICS]