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Fracture and the Role of Microstructure

The Proceedings of the 4th European Conference on Fracture - ECF4 - held in Leoben, Austria, September 22 - 24, 1982

Volume 1 - FRACTURE AND FRACTURE TOUGHNESS

CRACK INITIATION AND STABLE CRACK GROWTH, BEHAVIOUR OF CRACK TIP

The Significance of Crack Tip Blunting (Stretch Zones) in Fracture Toughness Specimens
P. HOPKINS and G. JOLLEY

Ductile Fracture Mechanisms of Structural Steels
J. LEREIM

Ductile Fracture in High-Strength Structural Steels
C. P. YOU and J. F. KNOTT

Dislocations Developed Around Crack Tips in Silicon and Their Influence on Fracture Toughness
G. MICHOT, A. GEORGE and G. CHAMPIER

Dislocation-Theoretical Approach to Brittle-to-Ductile Transition in Metals
M. PFUFF

CRACK GROWTH RESISTANCE

Experimental Determination of Crack Growth Resistance Curves
B. VOSS and J. G. BLAUEL

Numerical Analysis of Elastic-Plastic Fracture Mechanics Experiments
W. SCHMITT, D. SIEGELE and T. HOLLSTEIN

Comparison of R-Resistance Curves
R. L. JONES, T. V. DUGGAN, L. J. SPENCE and P. J. BARNES

Prediction of Maximum Load Values of Different Sized CT-Specimens using J-R-Curve-Concept
H. -J. KAISER and K. E. HAGEDORN

KR-Curve Measurements With Ceramic Materials
H. WIENINGER and R. F. PABST

MICROSTRUCTURE AND FRACTURE TOUGHNESS

Study of the Effect of Microstructure on Stable Crack Growth
F. L. BASTIAN and J. A. CHARLES

The Influence of Structural Parameters on Crack Propagation in High-Strength Steels
J. HOFSTATTER, W. SCHWARZ and W. MEYER

Influence of Microstructure to Fracture Toughness and Crack Propagation of TiAl6V4
W. J. OBERPARLEITER

Fracture Toughness of 7075-T7351 Aluminium Plates
G. MARCI, J. ESCHWEILER and T. FETT

Microstructure-Toughness Relationships in a C-Mn Weld-Metal
J. H. TWEED and J. F. KNOTT

Fracture Toughness and Microstructure of S. A. W. Weld Metal
L. DEVILLERS, B. MARANDET, D. KAPLAN, A. RIBES and P. V. RIBOUD

Fracture Toughness of Cast Structures
P. UGGOWITZER and M. O. SPEIDEL

Effect of Microstructure on Facture Toughness of Age-Hardened Alloys
A.GYSLER, V. BACHMANN and G. LUTJERING

Influence of Microstructure on Toughness of a Steel 20 MnMoNi 5 5”
D. DORMAGEN, H. -J. ROSEZIN and W. DAHL

Influence of Microstructure on the Fracture Toughness of Tempered Martensitic Alloy Steels
S. SLATCHER and J. F. KNOTT

Fracture Toughness Investigations of Long-Term Behaviour of G-X 8 CrNi 12 Cast Steel
C. BERGER and F. STAIF

Effect of Side Groves and Orientation of the Testpieces on COD Values of a Structural Steel
H. M. CAMINHA JR, and F. L. BASTIAN

Quasistatic Extension of an Interface Crack
K. P. HERRMANN and U. STRATHMEIER

Influence of Microstructure and other Parameter on Fracture-Mechanics Values of a Structural Steel
H. MILDNER, T. VARGA and G. SCHNEEWEISS

SOURCES OF SCATTER IN FRACTURE TOUGHNESS

Sources of Scatter in Fracture Toughness Values and in Fatigue-Crack Propagation-Rates
J. F. KNOTT

Investigation of Mechanical and Structural Anisotropy of N-A-XTRA 70 MAG Weldments
S. SEDMAK, L. NEDELJKOVIC and A. RADOVIC

Scatter in the Cleavage Fracture Toughness of A533B Plate
D. A. CURRY, I. MILNE and K. N. AKHURST

Toughness Values Dispersion Correlated with Fracture Path Profilometric Analysis of Grey Cast Iron
G. L. ZAMBELLI and L. HAENNY

MICROSTRUCTURE AND FRACTURE

On the Cleavage Fracture Strength of a Bainitic Microstructure
H. KOTILAINEN

Inverse Response of Charpy Impact and Plane Strain Fracture Toughness to Microstructural Variations in a Low Alloy Steel
R. PADMANABHAN and W. E. WOOD

Lateral Expansion of Charpy-V-Specimens and Fracture Behaviour of Steels
W. MAYER and J. HOFSTATTER

The Influence of Steel Microstructure on Dynamic Fracture Toughness
J. BUCHAR, Z. KNESL and Z. BILEK

Ductility and Microstructure of Ferritic Cast Iron with Nodular Graphite
D. AURICH, R. HELMS and CH. ZAMINER

Microstructure and Ductile Fracture of a Quenched and Tempered Steel
R. EBNER and K. L. MAURER

The Effect of Carbide Morphology on the Fracture of Nickel-Base Alloys
K. MOHR, P. J. ENNIS, H. NICKEL and H. SCHUSTER

Contribution to the Fracture Micromechanism and Morphology of Cr-Mo-V Tool Steels
J. RODIC, A. RODIC and F. VODOPIVEC

Ductile Fracture in a V/Nb Dual Phase Steel
V. RAMILOVIC, DJ. DROBNJAK and M. ROGULIC

Reasons for the Appearance of Separations in HSLA-Steels
K. KUHNE, H. DUNNEWALD and W. DAHL

The Cause of Separations and its Effects on Fracture Behaviour
B. ENGL and A. FUCHS

Analysis of Fracture Surface of Mo-Alloys with Carbide Dispersions
R. ECK, I. JAGER, W. WERNER and E. PINK

VOLUME II

CRACK INITIATION

Persistent Slip Bands Induced by Fatigue in a Nickel Base Superalloy
J. N. VINCENT and L. REMY

Surface Cracking of Quenched and Tempered Steel by Shear Instability, Effect on Fatigue Crack Initiation
G. WOLD

Fatigue Crack Initiation Mechanisms in Air and in Vacuum in Polycrystalline Copper
J. MENDEZ, P. VIOLAN and C. GASC

The Fatigue Limit of Steel Wires as Determined by the Fatigue Threshold and the Surface Characteristics
I. VERPOEST, A. DERUYTTERE, E. AERNOUDT and M. NEYRINCK

The Influence of Microstructure on Fatigue Crack Initiation and Fatigue Crack Propagation in Al-Mg-Si Alloys
W. RUCH and V. GEROLD

Crack Initiation and Microcrack Propagation under Constant Amplitude and Program Loading Histories
J. FOTH, H. NOWACK and G. LUTJERING

Crack Initiation and Crack Propagation by Torsional Fatigue in Low Carbon Steels
G. KOMPEK, F. E. MATZER and K. L. MAURER

The Micro-Mechanisms of Fatigue Deformation in Nimonic PE16
C. H. D. ARBUTHNOT

CRACK GROWTH

Fatigue Crack Growth Rate in Air of Quenched and Tempered Steel
A. BIGNONNET, R. NAMDAR-IRANI and M. TRUCHON

Effect of Microstructure on Crack Growth in High Strength Aluminium Alloy
J. PETIT, P. RENAUD and P. VIOLAN

The Influence of Incoherent Particles on Fatigue Crack Propagation under Variable Amplitude Loading in High-Strength Aluminium Alloys
K. SCHULTE

Void Coalescence During Fatigue Crack Growth
D. RHODES, K. J. NIX and J. C. RADON

Effects of Plasticity and Strain Rate on Fatigue Crack Growth
L. GUERRA ROSA, C. MOURA BRANCO and J. C. RADON

The Temperature Filed Surrounding the Fatigue Crack Tip
R. PIPPAN and H. -P. STUWE

Numerical and Experimental Determination of Stress Intensity Factors in a 20 kHz Resonance System
A. F. BLOM, A. HARDBOLETZ and B. WEISS

Fractography and the Shape of Part-Through Cracks
M. PRODAN and J. C. RADON

The Effect of Microstructure on Appearance of Fatigue Fracture of H I Steel
J. WOODTLI-FOLPRECHT and M. PRODAN

Influence of Overloads on Subsequent Crack Growth of a Fatigue Crack in A E 36 Steel
C. ROBIN, C. CHEHIMI, M. LOUAH and G. PLUVINAGE

The Effect of Grain Structure on Fatigue Life of Age Hardening Aluminium Alloys
K. PEDERSEN, O. HELGELAND and O. LOHNE

The Role of Induced Phase Transformations on Fatigue Processes in AISI 304L
Y. KATZ, A. BUSSIBA and H. MATHIAS

INFLUNCE OF ENVIRONMENT AND TEMPERATURE

Fatigue Crack Propagation in MAR M002 Crystals at Elevated Temperature
J. S. CROMPTON and J. W. MARTIN

Fracture Toughness and Fatigue Behaviour of Austenitic Steels at 77 and 4 K
A. NYILAS and H. KRAUTH

Influence of Environment on Microcrack Propagation in High Temperature Low Cycle Fatigue
M. REGER and L. REMY

The Effect of Inclusions on the Environmentally Accelerated Cyclic Crack Growth of Reactor Pressure Vessel Steels in Simulated LWR Environments
K. TORRONEN, T. SAARIO, H. HANNINEN, M. KEMPPAINEN and S. SALONEN

Corrosion Fatigue Cracking of Stainless Steels in Chloride Solutions
H. SCHMIDT, B. WEISS and R. STICKLER

Fatigue in Lubricants Environment
P. POUDOU, G. NOUAIL, J. AYEL and G. PLUVINAGE

Effect of Plasma Nitriding on Cyclic Behaviour under Various Environmental Conditions
K.-T. RIE, TH. LAMPE and W. KOHLER

Effects of Microstructures on LCF - Behaviour of Steels in High Pressure Hydrogen Environment
K.-T. RIE and W. KOHLER

FRACTOGRAPHY

The Fractography of Fatigue Cracking in Cast Aluminium Alloy at a Range of Temperatures
L. E. CULVER, J. C. BALTHAZAR and J. C. RADON

Three-Dimensional Fractography
B. BAUER, M. FRIPAN and V. SMOLEJ

Quantitative Fracture Surface Profile Analysis in Environmental Fatigue Tests
G. AIROLDI

HIGH TEMPERATURE BEHAVIOUR OF CERAMICS

High Temperature Behaviour of a Sintered ß: - Sialon Material
G. ORANGE, J. C. GLANDUS, G. FANTOZZI and P. BOCH

Thermal Shock Resistance of Ceramics Submitted to Severe Shocks
J. C. GLANDUS and P. BOCH

Direct Visual Registration of Crack Extension in Ceramic Materials at Elevated Temperatures
A. BORNHAUSER, K, KROMP, H. SCHMID and R. F. PABST

Fracture Toughness Dependence on Temperature, Loading Rate and Oxidation Treatment for Si Infiltrated SiC
T. HAUG and R. F. PABST

A Comparison of Measured and Computed Cyclodynamic Fatigue Failure Times of SiC at Room and Elevated Temperatures
S. LAUF, A. BORNHAUSER and R. F. PABST

THERMAL FATIGUE

Nucleation and Growth of Thermal Fatigue Cracks in Chemically Unhomogeneous Tool Steel
L. KOSEC, F. KOSEL and F. VODOPIVEC

Mechanism of Crack Initiation by Thermal Fatigue and Crack Propagation in the Case of Hot Rolling Rolls
A. DIAS, J. GIUSTI and H.-P. LIEURADE

High-Temperature Low-Cycle Fatigue of a Martensitic Stainless Steel. New Damage Model, Applied to Thermal Fatigue
G. DEGALLAIX and J. FOCT

Low Cycle Fatigue of X40CrMoV51 at High Temperatures
T. SCHOBERL, R. DANZER and H.-P. STUWE

CREEP

Fatigue and Fracture Mechanics of a Wrought Ni-Base Alloy
R. B. SCARLIN, K. N. MELTON and W. HOFFELNER

High-Cycle Fatigue and Creep of Cast Nickelbase Superalloy in 738 LC at 850°C
H. SCHMIDT and W. HOFFELNER

An Analytical Model of Intergranular Creep Cracking Application to Precipitation-Hardened Al Alloys Embrittled by Pb
B. QUANTIN and M. GUTTMANN

Comparison of Creep Fracture in Air and Simulated High Temperature Reactor Helium
H. M. YUN, P. J. ENNIS, H. NICKEL and H. SCHUSTER

ADDENDUM

The Role of Microstructure and Notch Root Radius on the Fracture Toughness of Martensite Structure Steel
D. FIRRAO, R. ROBERTI and G. SILVA