A REVIEW OF SURFACE-CRACK FRACTURE TESTING

A brief historical review of surface-crack testing and analysis is given together with some examples of service failures due to surface cracks. The factors which complicate the analysis and interpretation of surface-crack fracture data are discussed. Current efforts to develop consensus recommendations for tensile testing of surface-crack specimens are summarized. (Author)

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Conf-Presented at Mater. Eng. Ann. Meeting of the Am. Soc. For Metals, Detroit, 21-24 Oct. 1974.
• Corporate Authors:

  Lewis Research Center

  National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  Cleveland, OH  United States  44135
• Authors:
  • Orange, T W
• Publication Date: 1974-10

Media Info

• Pagination: 18 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cracking; Failure analysis; Fatigue cracking; Fracture mechanics; Fracture properties; Fracture tests; Mechanical elasticity; Metallurgy; Plasticity; Structural analysis; Surfaces; Tension; Tension tests; Tests
• Uncontrolled Terms: Crack propagation; Surface cracks; Tensile stress
• Old TRIS Terms: Tensile test
• Subject Areas: Materials; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00090804
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: E-8163
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 26 1975 12:00AM