The Hertzian fracture test
- 1 October 1971
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics
- Vol. 4 (10) , 1567-1581
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0022-3727/4/10/316
Abstract
The crack growth in the non-uniform stress field due to the contact loading of a spherical ball on an elastic half-space is described quantitatively for the case of an isotropic brittle solid. This theoretical understanding provides a basis for the Hertzian test which may be used to measure three important surface properties of strong solids and consequently their strength. These are fracture toughness, surface crack size densities and residual stress. All examples of applications of the test are described in detail for glass but the application to a wider variety of strong materials is implied and gives the test a wider significance.Keywords
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