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Conceptual models are advanced for explaining and predicting empirical correlations found between ultrasonic measurements and fracture toughness of polycrystalline solids. The models lead to insights concerning microstructural factors governing fracture processes and associated stress wave interactions. Analysis of the empirical correlations indicates that, in addition to grain size and shape, grain boundary reflections, elastic anisotropy, and dislocation damping are factors that underly both fracture toughness and ultrasonic attenuation.
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Vary, A. (1987). Ultrasonic Nondestructive Evaluation, Microstructure, and Fracture Toughness Interrelations. In: Achenbach, J.D., Rajapakse, Y. (eds) Solid mechanics research for quantitative non-destructive evaluation. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3523-5_9
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