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The fracture resistance of nickel aluminium bronze tubes

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Burst tests on internally pressurised cast nickel aluminium bronze tubes containing artificial defects indicate that the alloy has a toughness of 150 Mn/m3/2 at a thickness of 9.53 mm. Short axial through cracks only propagated after general yield at a very high effective toughness.

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Des essais de gonflement de tubes en bronze de Nickel, Aluminium moulé, soumis à une pression interne et comportant des défauts artificiels indiquent que l'alliage a une ténacité de 150 Mn/m3/2 à une épaisseur de 9,53 mm. Des fissures traversantes axiales et courtes ne se sont propagées qu'après plastification générale à une ténacité effective très élevée.

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  1. University of Aston in Birmingham, England

    J. T. Barnby

  2. AUWE, Portland, England

    E. A. Culpan, A. E. Morris, L. J. Hussey, M. S. Atherton & D. M. Rae

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Barnby, J.T., Culpan, E.A., Morris, A.E. et al. The fracture resistance of nickel aluminium bronze tubes. Int J Fract 13, 681–693 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00017300

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