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Previous work by Dodds and Anderson provides a framework to quantify finite size and crack depth effects on cleavage fracture toughness when failure occurs at deformation levels where J no longer uniquely describes the state of stresses and strains in the vicinity of the crack tip. Size effects on cleavage fracture are quantified by defining a value termed J SSY: the J to which an infinite body must be loaded to achieve the same likelihood of cleavage fracture as in a finite body. In weld metal fracture toughness testing, mismatch between weld metal and baseplate strength can alter deformation patterns, which complicate size and crack depth effects on cleavage fracture toughness. This study demonstrates that there is virtually no effect of ±20 percent mismatch on J SSYif the distance from the crack tip to the weld/plate interface (L min) exceeds 5 mm. At higher levels of overmatch (50 to 100%), it is no longer possible to parameterize the departure of J SSYfor a weldment from that for a homogeneous SE(B) based on L min alone. Weld geometry significantly influences the accuracy with which J SSYfor a welded SE(B) can be approximated by J SSYfor a homogeneous specimen at these extreme overmatch levels.
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Kirk, M.T., Dodds, R.H. The influence of weld strength mismatch on crack-tip constraint in single edge notch bend specimens. Int J Fract 63, 297–316 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00013040
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