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DIN Standards Committee Materials Testing

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Metallic materials - Method of test for the determination of quasistatic fracture toughness of welds

Abstract

ISO 15653:2018 specifies methods for determining fracture toughness in terms of stress intensity factor (K), crack tip opening displacement or CTOD (δ) and experimental equivalent of the J-integral for welds in metallic materials (J). ISO 15653:2018 complements ISO 12135, which covers all aspects of fracture toughness testing of parent metal and which needs to be used in conjunction with this document. This document describes methods for determining point values of fracture toughness. It should not be considered a way of obtaining a valid R-curve (resistance-to-crack-extension curve). However, the specimen preparation methods described in this document could be usefully employed when determining R-curves for welds. The methods use fatigue precracked specimens which have been notched, after welding, in a specific target area in the weld. Methods are described to evaluate the suitability of a weld for notch placement within the target area, which is either within the weld metal or within the weld heat-affected zone (HAZ), and then, where appropriate, to evaluate the effectiveness of the fatigue crack in sampling these areas.

Begin

2023-10-16

WI

00121955

Planned document number

DIN EN ISO 15653 rev

Project number

06236612

Responsible national committee

NA 062-01-46 AA - Fracture mechanics  

Responsible european committee

CEN/TC 121 - Welding and allied processes  

Responsible international committee

ISO/TC 164/SC 4 - Fatigue, fracture and toughness testing  

previous edition(s)

Metallic materials - Method of test for the determination of quasistatic fracture toughness of welds (ISO 15653:2018); German version EN ISO 15653:2018
2018-06

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