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Tearing Toughness of Ductile Metals

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A new parameter, i.e., tearing toughness, was employed to characterize the mechanical properties of some ductile metals (Cu, Cu–2 wt% Be, Cu–Al alloys, and some steels) by using three-leg trousers tearing tests. The experimental results demonstrate that their tearing toughness is not a physical constant and shows a close relationship with the materials’ types and microstructures. It can be inferred that the tearing toughness of different ductile metals has their respective variation range, expectantly, and may be represented by the comprehensive mechanical properties of strength and ductility for various ductile materials.

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This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) under Grant No. 51331007.

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  1. Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016, China

    Cui-Hong Li, Qi-Qiang Duan & Zhe-Feng Zhang

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Li, CH., Duan, QQ. & Zhang, ZF. Tearing Toughness of Ductile Metals. Acta Metall. Sin. (Engl. Lett.) 29, 150–155 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40195-016-0371-8

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