Characteristic length of damage localization in steel

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Abstract

In this note we calculate the characteristic length, ∼10. μm, of DH36 steel, which gives the size of a representative material volume where damage localizes initiating a crack. It is remarkable that our direct calculation does not require the knowledge of the internal structure of material and it is based on the results of the macroscopic experiments only.

Original languageAmerican English
Pages (from-to)85-86
Number of pages2
JournalEngineering Fracture Mechanics
Volume94
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Nov 2012

Keywords

  • Characteristic length
  • Crack
  • Damage
  • Localization
  • Steel

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • General Materials Science

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