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On the Correlation Between Charpy Notch Toughness and Fracture Toughness of Base and Weld Metal

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The Charpy test has been used since the beginning of the century (1905) for qualitative assessments of the brittle-to-ductile transition temperature (range) of structural steels.

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Eriksson, K. (1992). On the Correlation Between Charpy Notch Toughness and Fracture Toughness of Base and Weld Metal. In: Karlsson, L., Lindgren, LE., Jonsson, M. (eds) Mechanical Effects of Welding. International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-84731-8_17

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