Fracture Toughness of Ti-8Al-1Mo-1V

Fracture toughness of graphene.

Perfect graphene is believed to be the strongest material. However, the useful strength of large-area graphene with engineering relevance is usually determined by its fracture toughness, rather than the intrinsic strength that governs a uniform breaking of atomic bonds in perfect graphene. To date, the fracture toughness of graphene has not been measured. Here we report an in situ tensile testi...

Quantitative Analysis of Weld Pore Size and Depth and Effect on Fatigue Life of Ti-6Al-2Zr-1Mo-1V Alloy Weldments

Titanium-alloy weldments have been extensively used in engineering structures, and accurate estimation of the fatigue life is beneficial for avoiding catastrophic failures in titanium-alloy structures. The weld pore is a common defect in these weldments that significantly influences the fatigue process. In this study, the weld-pore size and depth and its effect on the fatigue life of Ti-6Al-2Zr...

Fracture Toughness of Metal Castings

Fracture toughness and fatigue-crack propagation in a Zr–Ti–Ni–Cu–Be bulk metallic glass

The recent development of metallic alloy systems which can be processed with an amorphous structure over large dimensions, specifically to form metallic glasses at low cooling rates ~;10 K/s!, has permitted novel measurements of important mechanical properties. These include, for example, fatigue-crack growth and fracture toughness behavior, representing the conditions governing the subcritical...

Fracture toughness of locust cuticle.

Insect cuticle is one of the most common biological materials, yet very little is known about its mechanical properties. Many parts of the insect exoskeleton, such as the jumping legs of locusts, have to withstand high and repeated loading without failure. This paper presents the first measurements of fracture toughness for insect cuticle using a standard engineering approach. Our results show ...