
Fracture of Metals
An Advanced Treatise
- 1st Edition - January 1, 1969
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Editor: H. Liebowitz
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 4 4 9 7 0 6 - 1
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 4 2 7 7 - 4
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 7 3 2 0 - 4
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Request a sales quoteFracture of Metals is part of a multivolume treatise that brings together the fundamentals for critical evaluation of the different theories and experimental findings on brittle fracture. These results, together with their design implications, should be made available to professional engineers, students, and researchers in industrial organizations, educational and research institutions, and various governmental agencies. Seven major areas are covered in this treatise on fracture. They are: (1) microscopic and macroscopic fundamentals of fracture; (2) mathematical fundamentals of fracture; (3) engineering fundamentals of fracture and environmental effects; (4) engineering fracture design; (5) fracture design of structures; (6) fracture of metals; and (7) fracture of nonmetals and composites. The present volume focuses on the fracture of metals. The book opens with chapter on the influence of alloying elements on fracture behavior in metallic systems of the three common crystal structures: face-centered cubic, body-centered cubic, and hexagonal close packed. Separate chapters follow on the principal microstructural factors which seem to be important for fracture toughness; the nature of the fracture processes occurring in high-strength materials; and the state of knowledge on fracture toughness of structural steels. Subsequent chapters deal with the strength and toughness of hot-rolled, ferrite-pearlite steels; fracture behavior of aluminum and its alloys; and fracture phenomena associated with electrical effects.
List of Contributors
Preface
Chapter 1. Effects of Alloying on Fracture Characteristics
I. Introduction
II. Theory of the Ductile-to-Brittle Transition
III. Solutes and Plastic Properties Related to Fracture
IV. Fracture of Solid Solution Alloys
V. Fracture of Ordered Alloys
VI. Fracture of Precipitation-Hardened or Dispersion-Strengthened Alloys
VII. Grain-Size Effects
VIII. Alloying Elements and Fracture Toughness
IX. Recommended Research
X. Summary
Appendix A. Derivation of Fracture Stress-Surface Energy Relation
Appendix B. Derivation of ky
Symbols
References
Chapter 2. Metal Processing and Fracture
I. Introduction
II. Processing for Structural Refinement
III. Processing-Induced Fracturing Anisotropy
IV. Processing for Control of Intragranular Structure
V. Recommended Research
VI. Summary
Appendix. Grain-Size Measurement
References
Chapter 3. Fracture of High-Strength Materials
I. Introduction
II. The Effect of Plate Thickness on Fracture Toughness
III. Physical Basis for Fracture-Safe Design with High-Strength Materials
IV. Microscopic Aspects of Fracture in High-Strength Materials
V. Fatigue
VI. Environmental Effects
VII. Recommended Research
VIII. Summary
Symbols
References
Chapter 4. Fracture Toughness Comparisons in Steels
I. Introduction
II. Fracture Toughness Tests for Constructional Steels
III. Toughness Tests Based on Fracture Mechanics
IV. Correlations among Fracture-Toughness Tests
V. Correlation of Laboratory and Service Data
VI. Effects of Composition on Fracture Toughness
VII. Effects of Mill Processing
VIII. Effects of Heat Treatment
IX. Effects of Other Variables
X. High-Strength Steels
XI. Recommended Research
XII. Summary
Symbols
References
Chapter 5. Strength and Toughness of Hot-Rolled Ferrite-Pearlite Steels
I. Introduction
II. Concepts and Terminology
III. Microstructural Factors Determining Strength and Toughness
IV. Application of Techniques of Analysis to Production Conditions
V. Recommended Research
VI. Summary
Appendix
Symbols
References
Chapter 6. Fracture Behavior of Aluminum Alloys
I. Introduction
II. Test Methods
III. Engineering Methods for the Design of Aluminum against Fracture
IV. Micromechanistic Observations of Fracture
V. Metallurgical Considerations
VI. Recommended Research
VII. Summary
Symbols
References
Chapter 7. Fracture in the Refractory Metals
I. Introduction
II. Fracture at Low Temperatures from the Macroscopic Viewpoint
III. Atomistic Considerations of Fracture at Low Temperatures
IV. High-Temperature Fracture
V. Recommended Research
VI. Summary
Symbols
References
Chapter 8. Effects of Lasers on Fracture of Materials
I. Introduction
II. Discussion
III. Recommended Research
IV. Summary
Symbols
References
Chapter 9. Electrically Induced Fracture of Materials
I. Introduction
II. Fracture Induced by Spark Discharges
III. Fracture Induced by Arc Discharges
IV. Fracture Associated with Electrical Fields
V. Fracture in Piezoelectric Materials
VI. Recommended Research
VII. Summary
Symbols
References
Author Index
Subject Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: January 1, 1969
- Imprint: Academic Press
- No. of pages: 524
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN: 9780124497061
- Paperback ISBN: 9781483242774
- eBook ISBN: 9781483273204
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