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Effect of dissimilar metal SENB specimen width and crack length on stress intensity factor

  • Murthy, A. Ramachandra (CSIR-Structural Engineering Research Centre) ;
  • Muthu Kumaran, M. (CSIR-Structural Engineering Research Centre) ;
  • Saravanan, M. (CSIR-Structural Engineering Research Centre) ;
  • Gandhi, P. (CSIR-Structural Engineering Research Centre)
  • Received : 2019.10.04
  • Accepted : 2019.12.16
  • Published : 2020.07.25
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Abstract

Dissimilar metal joints (DMJs) are more common in the application of piping system of many industries. A 2- D and 3-D finite element analysis (FEA) is carried out on dissimilar metal Single Edged Notch Bending (DMSENB) specimens fabricated from ferritic steel, austenitic steel and Inconel - 182 alloy to study the behavior of DMJs with constraints by using linear elastic fracture mechanics (LEFM) principles. Studies on DMSENB specimens are conducted with respect to (i) dissimilar metal joint width (DMJW) (geometrical constraints) (5 mm, 10 mm, 20 mm, 30 mm and 50 mm) (ii) strength mismatch (material constraints) and (iii) crack lengths (16 mm, 20 mm and 24 mm) to study the DMJ behavior. From the FEA investigation, it is observed that (i) SIF increases with increase of crack length and DMJWs (ii) significant constraint effect (geometry, crack tip and strength mismatch) is observed for DMJWs of 5 mm and 10 mm (iii) stress distribution at the interfaces of DMSENB specimen exhibits clear indication of strength mismatch (iv) 3-D FEA yields realistic behavior (v) constraint effect is found to be significant if DMJW is less than 20 mm and the ratio of specimen length to the DMJW is greater than 7.4.

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