MATERIALS!-Part 1

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Hello

Joined Dec 18, 2008
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Which material has the highest critical strain energy release rate?

Mild steel
Polypropylene
Polystyrene
Cement
Alumina


Any help is greatly appreciated.
 

studiot

Joined Nov 9, 2007
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I don't have values for all these to hand for K\(_{IC}\) so you will have to look some up for yourself.

However mild steel and polypropylene are ductile materials and therefore the best candidates. All the others are brittle materials.

Mild steel 100-200
Concrete 0.2 -0.4
Polycarbonate 1.0 - 3.5
Acrylic 1 - 2
all in MN\(^{-3/2}\)

Look up 'fracture toughness' of each material. The one with the lowest is the most brittle, you require the most ductile.
 
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