
doi: 10.2172/5273161
Three-point bend tests were performed to determine the Ductile-Brittle Transition Temperatures (DBTTs) of forged and chemical vapor deposition (CVD) tungsten. Testing was performed under quasi-static conditions at temperatures between 23{degrees}C and 450{degrees}C using a forced-air environmental chamber. Load-displacement data from the three-point bend tests indicated that the constitutive behavior of the materials tested varied considerably. Finite element modeling of the three-point bend test was performed to investigate plastic strains induced in the samples during testing as a function of constitutive behavior. The modeling assumed plane stress conditions in the sample and simple bi-linear elastic-plastic constitutive behavior of the test material. The strains induced in the samples were found to be functions of both the yield stress and work hardening behavior of the materials. The use of the three-point bend test to determine DBTT, and the DBTTs reported for the test materials, are discussed relative to the modeling results. It is concluded that the three-point bend test has some utility in the determination of DBTTs if some caution is used in the selection of test parameters and fixture geometries. However, the three-point bed test does not provide a complete picture of the nature of the ductile-brittle transition. 12 refs., 9 figs.
36 Materials Science, Testing, Fracture Properties, 360103 -- Metals & Alloys-- Mechanical Properties, Elements, Tungsten, Ductile-Brittle Transitions, Chemical Coating, Chemical Vapor Deposition, Transition Elements 420500* -- Engineering-- Materials Testing, Metals, Materials Testing, 42 Engineering, Mechanical Properties, Surface Coating, Deposition, Simulation, Computerized Simulation
36 Materials Science, Testing, Fracture Properties, 360103 -- Metals & Alloys-- Mechanical Properties, Elements, Tungsten, Ductile-Brittle Transitions, Chemical Coating, Chemical Vapor Deposition, Transition Elements 420500* -- Engineering-- Materials Testing, Metals, Materials Testing, 42 Engineering, Mechanical Properties, Surface Coating, Deposition, Simulation, Computerized Simulation
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