ENGINEERING FRACTURE DESIGN

• Avoid sharp corners!

s max
Stress Conc. Factor, Kt = s
o
2.5

2.0 increasing w/h

Adapted from Fig. 1.5

8.2W(c), Callister 6e.
(Fig. 8.2W(c) is from
G.H. Neugebauer, Prod.
Eng. (NY), Vol. 14, pp. 1.0 r/h
82-87 1943.)
0 0.5 1.0
sharper fillet radius
Chapter 8- 8
 WHEN DOES A CRACK PROPAGATE?
• rt at a crack
tip is very
small!

• Result: crack tip K

s tip s tip =
stress is very large. 2p x

• Crack propagates when: increasing K

the tip stress is large
enough to make:
distance, x,
K ≥ Kc from crack tip

Chapter 8- 9
 GEOMETRY, LOAD, & MATERIAL
• Condition for crack propagation:
K ≥ Kc
Stress Intensity Factor: Fracture Toughness:
--Depends on load & --Depends on the material,
geometry. temperature, environment, &
rate of loading.
• Values of K for some standard loads & geometries:
s
units of K :
MPa m
a
or ksi in
Adapted from Fig. 8.8,
Callister 6e.

K = s pa K = 1.1s pa
Chapter 8- 10