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Low Stress Brittle Fracture

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The brittle fracture of normally ductile materials, particularly of ferritic steels, was first brought to the attention of designers following the catastrophic failure of welded open-frame structures. The failure of welded ships, during the Second World War, emphasized the importance of the problem.

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    M. B. Bickell M.SC. (Contract Manager)

  2. University of Sheffield, UK

    C. Ruiz DR.ING (Senior Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering)

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Bickell, M.B., Ruiz, C. (1967). Low Stress Brittle Fracture. In: Pressure Vessel Design and Analysis. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-00129-3_13

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