Abstract
Based on the well-accepted physical understanding that cleavage fracture of structural steels is preceded by plastic deformation, a critical flaw in the Beremin model and its modifications is proposed, and a new statistical model with the power-law distribution of microcracks is obtained to describe the cumulative probability of cleavage fracture. A set of cleavage fracture toughness data of a nuclear pressure vessel steel is used to highlight the difference between the new model and the Beremin model.
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