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MECHANICS
MUHAMMAD ABDULLAH
ME-229
INTRODUCTION
WHAT IS FRACTURE?
Simple fracture is the separation of a body into two or more pieces in
changing with time) and at temperatures that are low relative to the
material behaves.
figure(a) is found for extremely soft metals, such as pure
necking
STAGES OF FRACTURE
The fracture process normally occurs in several stages. First,
about with the tensile axis this is the angle at which the shear
CONCENTRATION FACTOR?
It is defined as the ratio of highest stress in the body to the
been developed that relates this critical stress for crack propagation