Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters) ›› 1990, Vol. 3 ›› Issue (5): 332-337.

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CHARACTERISTIC TRANSITION TEMPERATURE OF BRITTLENESS OF LOW CARBON STEEL

HUANG Zheng Institute of Physics,Academia Sinica,Beijing,ChinaYAO Mei Harbin Institute of Technology,Harbin,China Institute of Physics,Academia Sinica,Beijing 100080,China   

  • Received:1990-10-25 Revised:1990-10-25 Online:1990-10-25 Published:2009-10-10

Abstract: On the basis of analysis of low carbon steel fracture macro-features and micro-processes at low temperature,the definition was given of the characteristic transition temperature of brittleness,T_(pm),and its physical meaning was expounded.Discussion was carried out of phys- ical characteristic of variation at T_(pm) in respect of the fracture toughness and property of crack arrest.In addition,research was made on the application of T_(pm),which can give infor- mation about the transition of the fracture toughness,the property of crack arrest and critical crack size,to estimation the brittleness of low carbon steel at low temperatures.

Key words: low carbon steel, low temperature brittleness, transition temperature, cleavage fracture fracture toughness, craek arrest