J Mater Sci Technol ›› 2001, Vol. 17 ›› Issue (02): 215-218.

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Thermal activation analyses of dynamic fracture toughness of high strength low alloy steels

Cunjian LI, Shaohua LI, Yuqing DENG   

  1. Welding Research Department, Central Iron & Steel Research Institute, Beijing 100081, China...
  • Received:2000-04-03 Revised:2000-06-09 Online:2001-03-28 Published:2009-10-10
  • Contact: Cunjian LI

Abstract: A formula is derived for determining the influence of temperature and loading rate on dynamic fracture toughness of a high strength low alloy steel (HQ785C) from thermal activation analysis of the experimental results of three-point bend specimens as well as introducing an Arrhenius formula. It is shown that the results obtained by the given formula are in good agreement with the experimental ones in the thermal activation region. The present method is also valuable to describe the relationship between dynamic fracture toughness and temperature and loading rate of other high strength low alloy steels.

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