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Fracture Mechanics

The document discusses the minimum size of defects required to cause brittle fracture in two rocket motor casing materials: (1) low alloy steel with a proof stress of 1200MPa and fracture toughness of 24 KJ/m^2, and (2) marraging steel with a proof stress of 1800MPa and the same fracture toughness. It is found that the minimum defect size is 5.72x10^-4 mm for the low alloy steel and 2.546x10^-4 mm for the marraging steel. The marraging steel requires a smaller defect size for brittle fracture due to its higher proof stress.

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Fracture Mechanics

The document discusses the minimum size of defects required to cause brittle fracture in two rocket motor casing materials: (1) low alloy steel with a proof stress of 1200MPa and fracture toughness of 24 KJ/m^2, and (2) marraging steel with a proof stress of 1800MPa and the same fracture toughness. It is found that the minimum defect size is 5.72x10^-4 mm for the low alloy steel and 2.546x10^-4 mm for the marraging steel. The marraging steel requires a smaller defect size for brittle fracture due to its higher proof stress.

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[FRACTURE MECHANICS]

1. A rocket motor cases may be fabricated as thin walled tubes from


a). Low alloy steel of proof stress 1200MPa and fracture toughness 24 KJ/
2
m measured in sheet of appropriate thickness or
b).Marraging steel of proof stress 1800MPa and fracture toughness 24 KJ/
2
m
in a particular application, design code specifies that design stress is
y

/1.5 where

is proof stress. Calculate minimum size of defect

required to give brittle fracture in service for the two materials. Comment on
results (youngs modulus may be taken as 200GPa in both cases).
solution:
given:
Proof stress of Low alloy steel,
y

Proof stress of steel,

=1200MPa,

=1800MPa,

Youngs modulus for both low alloy steel and steel material is E=200Gpa
2
k ic
Fracture toughness for both materials,
=24KJ/ m =24KN/m
Case (a):
f

y
1.5
f

1200
1.5

=800MPa

k ic

ac

k ic

ac

=2.86

/(

ac

/(

1010

=(24

m=2.86

103

104

Minimum size of defect is given by


4
a
2 c = 5.72 10 mm

)^2/(
mm

800^2

1012

[FRACTURE MECHANICS]
Case (b):
f

y
1.5
f

1800
1.5

=1200MPa

k ic

ac

k ic

ac

=1.273

/(

ac

/(

f
2

10

10

=(24

m=1.273

103

10

Minimum size of defect is given by


4
a
2 c = 2.546 10 mm

Comment:

)^2/(
mm

1200^2

1012

[FRACTURE MECHANICS]

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