A review of experimental approaches to fracture toughness evaluation at the micro-scale

Ast J, Ghidelli M, Durst K, Göken M, Sebastiani M, Korsunsky AM (2019)

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2019

Journal

Materials and Design Elsevier

Book Volume: 173

Article Number: 107762

DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2019.107762

Abstract

The discipline of fracture mechanics was born almost a century ago through the pioneering work of A.A. Griffith, and saw particularly rapid growth in the second half of 20th century when it became an indispensable tool in the development of advanced transportation, civil construction, and energy systems. Forty years ago, Materials & Design published a series of papers devoted to the state-of-the-art in the field of Fracture Mechanics. The present review reflects the lasting legacy and surviving importance of this theme: it is associated with the Virtual Special Issue on nanoscale materials testing and characterisation, and focuses on the modern experimental approaches to fine scale fracture toughness evaluation, with particular emphasis on micro-cantilever bending and micro-pillar splitting. The fundamental aspects of these approaches are overviewed, and their application to a range of systems is described. Implications for further development of these methods are discussed.

Authors with CRIS profile

Mathias Göken Lehrstuhl für Werkstoffwissenschaften (Allgemeine Werkstoffeigenschaften)

Additional Organisation(s)

Lehrstuhl für Werkstoffwissenschaften (Allgemeine Werkstoffeigenschaften)

Involved external institutions

Politecnico di Milano IT Italy (IT) Università degli Studi Roma Tre IT Italy (IT) Eidgenössische Materialprüfungs- und Forschungsanstalt (Empa) / Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science & Technology CH Switzerland (CH) Technische Universität Darmstadt DE Germany (DE) Senckenberg Forschungsinstitut und Naturmuseum DE Germany (DE)

How to cite

APA:

Ast, J., Ghidelli, M., Durst, K., Göken, M., Sebastiani, M., & Korsunsky, A.M. (2019). A review of experimental approaches to fracture toughness evaluation at the micro-scale. Materials and Design, 173. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2019.107762

MLA:

Ast, J., et al. "A review of experimental approaches to fracture toughness evaluation at the micro-scale." Materials and Design 173 (2019).

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