It is attempted to develope a simple, reliable and cost-effective measuring device of the dynamic crack propagation velocity in nuclear pressure vessel steel (SA516 gr. 70). A relationship between instantaneous crack tip velocities and dynamic stress ...
It is attempted to develope a simple, reliable and cost-effective measuring device of the dynamic crack propagation velocity in nuclear pressure vessel steel (SA516 gr. 70). A relationship between instantaneous crack tip velocities and dynamic stress intensity factors for pressure vessel steels is estimated using dynamic crack propagation velocities determined by a proposed measuring device. The corresponding dynamic stress intensity factor vs. time history and the dynamic arrest toughness for each test are obtained using the generation mode dynamic finite element analysis. A function ?? which may be useful to predict the relationship between the dynamic fracture toughness and the dynamic crack arrest toughness for SA516 gr. 70 steel is suggested.