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D E TE R M I NATI O N OF
PL A N E S TR A IN
FR AC TU R E
TO U GH N E S S ( K I C )
EXPERIMENT NO.8
BATCH: A8
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DETERMI NATION OF PLANE
S T R A I N F R AC T U R E
TOUGHNESS(KIC)
EXPERIMENT NO. 8
AIM
A P PA R A T U S
1. Jewelers’ saw.
2. Vernier scale.
3. Mechanical extensometer.
4. CT specimen (compact tension).
T H E O RY
KIC is known as the plain strain fracture toughness of the material. It depends on the material only
and is theoretically independent of the size, geometry and loading. For a CT specimen,
KIC=PQ.f(a/w)/(B.W1/2)
Where,
PQ is the critical load,
a is the crack length,
B,W are the specimen dimensions.
The required dimensions of the CT specimen are shown in the next page.
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P RO C E D U R E
The CT specimen is ensured to have the required dimensions. This CT specimen is applied with
increasing load on by using a mechanical extensometer. The corresponding graph is plotted. A 5%
secant line is drawn intersecting the curve at PQ. This can be used to calculate the value of KIC.
GRAPH
Load (N)
9000
8000
7000
6000
5000
4000
3000
A8 KIC
Preload
000
CALCULATIONS
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R E S U LT
The value of KIC of the given CT specimen of aluminum alloy is 24.143 MPa√m.
P R E C AU T I ON S
D E TA I L S OF S T U D E N T S
Table 2.1
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