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Crack tip transformation zones in austenitic stainless steel

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Summary, in English

Crack tip conditions in SUS 304 austenitic stainless steel are studied using a constitutive model in which the martensitic phase transformation is an integral part. The phase transformation occurring in the crack tip region gives rise to fracture toughening of the material whereby the resistance against crack initiation, as well as the macroscopic material response are strongly altered by the presence of a martensitic phase. The constitutive model employed herein permits studying the transformation zones under different isothermal conditions. Local crack tip conditions and related plastic deformation is confirmed to depend strongly on the varying extent of the martensitic phase transformation at different temperatures. The shape and size of the plastic and transformation zones in the neighborhood of the crack tip are obtained from numerical simulations, as well as derived analytically.

Department/s

Publishing year

2012

Language

English

Pages

266-280

Publication/Series

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volume

79

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Elsevier

Topic

  • Mechanical Engineering

Keywords

  • Steels
  • Constitutive modeling
  • Phase transformation
  • 304 Stainless steel
  • Transformation toughening

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1873-7315