Weibull Statistics as a Basis for Assessment of Ductile-Brittle Transition Behavior

Autor: Young Jin Kim, Bong Sang Lee, Tae-hwi Lee, Jae-Boong Choi, Min-Chul Kim, Yoon Suk Chang
Rok vydání: 2006
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Zdroj: Key Engineering Materials. :931-934
ISSN: 1662-9795
DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/kem.326-328.931
Popis: The objective of this paper is to investigate failure characteristics of SA508 carbon steel in ductile-brittle transition temperature region. To achieve this goal, a series of finite element analyses as well as fracture toughness tests are performed for pre-cracked V-notch specimens. An assessment of failure probabilities is, then, carried out employing Weibull stress models with different rank probability options. Finally, a prototype of toughness scale diagram is derived through comparison of estimated fracture toughness data with those for compact tension specimens. The present results can be utilized to found a basis of realistic integrity evaluation on major nuclear components containing defect.
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