A Behavioral Model for the Fracture of Surface Hardened Components

1 December 1965

journal article
Published by ASME International in Journal of Basic Engineering

Vol. 87 (4) , 871-874
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3650832

Abstract

An analytical model has been developed which shows that the fracture of surface hardened components initiates at the subsurface interface because of the triaxial stress-state developed at this location.

Keywords

FRACTURE (PROCESS)
STRESS