ENGG*6290- MECHANICAL

METALLURGY
PROJECT PRESENTATION
BRITTLE FRACTURE AND IMPACT TESTING

NAME- Taranjeet Singh

Student ID. 1120745

Instructor- Dr. A.Bardelcik

 Introduction
• What is Brittle fracture?
CAUSES:-

Applied stresses < yield limit of material.

Low temperature

• What is impact testing?

Calculations : calculated by dividing impact

energy in joules by thickness of specimen.
 Brittle Fracture problem
• Draw attention during World War 2.
• Research started in 1886.
 Three basic factors of Brittle Fracture

LOW TEMPERATURE

TRIAXIAL STRESS

HIGH STRAIN RATE

 Notched-Bar impact test

Charpy Bar specimen Izod specimen

45degree V-notch

2mm deep V-notch

0.25mm root radius

Notched-Bar Impact test

Energy absorbed is directly proportional to temperature

Instrumental Charpy test
Significance of transition temperature
curve

Notch toughness depends on temperature

Significance of transition temperature
curve
Toughness is inversely proportional to
transition temperature

FTP- Fracture transition plastic

NDT- Nil ductility temperature

Energy absorbed= 20J then no brittle

fracture would occur
Metallurgical factors affecting transition
temperature
Chemical composition
Metallurgical factors affecting transition
temperature
Grain Size
16°C
Drop weight test
Dynamic tear test

Energy Absorption capacity: 14kilojoules

Specimen thickness: up to 300mm

Ductility is high at CAT

 Fracture analysis diagram

NDT CAT FTE FTP

 Temper embrittlement
NOTCH
Temperature range- 400 To 600°C
TOUGHNESS

No change in hardness and tensile properties

Transition temperature increased by 100° C

Addition of Ni, Cr, and Mn

Toughness regain by heating at 600°C

Environment sensitive fracture
HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT

0.0001 % of hydrogen can cause

cracking

HCP metals

Hydrogen can be diffuse by

thermal treatment if no
stress is applied

Delayed fracture curve

Environment sensitive fracture
Stress-Corrosion cracking
Environment sensitive fracture

Liquid metal embrittlement Neutron embrittlement

Flow and fracture under very rapid rates of
loading

Equation of motion Equation of continuity

Particle velocity

ds/de is directly proportional to strain

Literature review
 References
1. A. S. Kobayashi & C. F. Chan. “A dynamic photoelastic analysis of dynamic-tear-test specimen.”
2. George E. Dieter, David Bacon. Mechanical Metallurgy SI Metric edition.
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Resistance of High-Strength, Low-Alloy Steels*.”
4. K. KUSSMAUL and E. ROOS. “STATISTICAL EVALUATION OF POST-YIELD FRACTURE MECHANICS
PROPERTIES ON THE BASIS OF THE NOTCHED BAR IMPACT TEST.” Accessed 1985.
5. Markus O. Speidel. “Stress corrosion cracking of aluminum alloys.” Accessed 1975.
6. M. R. LOUTHAN, Jr., G. R. CASKEY, Jr., J. A. DONOVAN and D. E. R_AWL, Jr. “Hydrogen
Embrittlement of Metals.”
7. P. Drouin. “Brittle fracture in ships – a lingering problem.”
8. P. L. HURRICKS*. “SOME METALLURGICAL FACTORS CONTROLLING THE ADHESIVE AND
ABRASIVE WEAR RESISTANCE OF STEELS. A REVIEW.”
9. P. Ruta, A. Szyd"o. “Drop-weight test based identification of elastic half-space model
parameters.”
10. Umamaheshwer A C,V. Vasu, Govindaraju M. “Stress corrosion cracking behaviour of 7xxx
aluminum alloys: A literature review.”
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