Workgroup Contents

Lecture 2.3.2 : Advanced Engineering Properties of Steels

1.1 Types of Fracture

1.2 Influence of Temperature, Loading Rate, Multi-axiality and Geometry

1.3 Notched Impact Bend Test

1.4 Fracture Toughness

1.5 Fitness for Purpose

1.5.1 Wide plate testing

1.5.2 Fracture mechanics concepts

2. OPTIMAL COMBINATION OF STRENGTH AND TOUGHNESS

3. FATIGUE PROPERTIES

3.1 Initiation-Controlled Fatigue

3.1.2 Fatigue damage

3.1.3 Influences of various parameters

3.1.4 Fatigue limit under actual service conditions

3.1.5 Prediction of cumulative damage

3.2 Propagation-Controlled Fatigue

4. CONCLUDING SUMMARY

5. ADDITIONAL READING