Abstract
Fracture mechanics tests were performed with specimens of varying thickness of a NiCrMo-steel in the ductile-brittle transition region. Below a critical thickness a transition from cleavage to dimple fracture mode was observed. It is assumed that this is caused by loss of triaxiality. The stable crack extension is less dependent on transverse constraint than unstable cleavage fracture.
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