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CTOD(CrackTipOpeningDisplacement)Test
AboutCTODTest
Whenmaterialwithadefectisloaded,acrackwillpropagaterapidlyoriginatingfrom
thedefect,resultinginfractureatacertaintemperaturerange(unstablefracture).CTOD
testisoneoftestmethodstodeterminefracturetoughness(fractureresistance)ofa
materialwithacrack,andatesttodeterminecracktipopeningdisplacementtogenerate
unstablefracture(limitCTODvalue).Itisgenerallyperformedbyloadingatestpieceona
3pointbendingsystemasshowninrightgure.
JFETECcanprovideawiderangeoftestspecimenthicknessfrom6mmto100mm,
andaccommodatetesttemperaturefrom+200to196(dependingonthetest
specimensize).
CTODtestingimage
OutlineofTest
TestProcedure
PreparationoftestpieceIntroductionofafatigueprecrackCTODtestingAppearanceoffracturesurfaceMeasurement
offracturesurfaceEvaluationPreparationofreport
Wecanprovideonestopservicefortheaboveprocedurefromtestpiecepreparationtoreporting.
CorrespondingStandards
BS7448:Fracturemechanicstoughnesstests
ISO12135:MetallicmaterialsUniedmethodoftestforthedeterminationofquasistaticfracturetoughness
ASTME1820:StandardTestMethodforMeasurementofFractureToughness
WES1108:StandardTestMethodforCrackTipOpeningDisplacement(CTOD)FractureToughnessMeasurement
EquipmentToBeUsed
AutographAG250kNXplus(loadingcapacity:250kN)madebyShimadzu
Universaltestmachine(loadingcapacity:500kN)madebyShimadzu
Universaltestmachine(loadingcapacity:2,000kN)madebyTokyoKoki
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Testingscenes(250kNtestmachine)
Exampleoftest
CTODTestofWeldHeatAectedZone(HAZ)
Thefollowingisacaseexampleoftheprocedure:anotchwasintroducedatweldHAZandCTODtestwasperformed.
Determinationofnotchlocation
Testpieceafternotchpreparation
Loadopeningdisplacementdiagram
obtainedbyCTODtest Fracturesurfaceoftestpieceafterthetest
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