The contribution deals with finite element analysis of stress state in sub-sized pre-cracked three-point bend specimen (KLST). A studied material was Eurofer ‘97 steel. The true stress-true strain curve was obtained from tensile test. The three-point-bend tests were carried out on pre-cracked plain and side-grooved specimens at ambient temperature. Performed tests were simulated using FEA software ABAQUS 6.10. The stress state in KLST specimen was compared with the stress state of pre-cracked Charpy and 1T SENB. The analysis confirmed the stress state of standard fracture toughness determination because loss of crack-tip and out-of-plane constraint. and Obsahuje seznam literatury
For low-alloyed cast ferritic steel simultaneous effect of temperature and notch root radius on fracture toughness has been investigated. Due to fact that fracture tests were performed on notched specimens (cylindrical tensile specimens with circumferential notch having there notch root radii), the concept of Notch Fracture Mechanics was applied. Volumetric fracture criterion with two parameters, effective stress and effective distance, was developed. The goal of the work was to quantify the influence of notch radius on transition temperature and notch fracture toughness, and, in addition, to present jointly the role of both these parameters in fracture behaviour.
In the case of the studied cast steel with a low yield stress (375 MPa), effective distance is 3 to 4 times longer than the Creager's effective distance (half of notch radius). The transition region and temperatures are shifted to higher values when notch radius decreases. At temperature higher than a temperature called plateau temperature Tp dactile filure appears. The Tp temperature is sensitive to nothe radius being affected by stress triaxiality. It is possible to define a notch sensitivity compensated temperature T* = √ρ/ρc. In the transition regime, critical notch stress intensity factor varies linearly with T*. and Obsahuje seznam literatury