Fracture dictates the service limits of metallic structures. Damage tolerance of materials may be characterized by fracture toughness rigorously developed from fracture mechanics, or less rigorous yet ...

Fracture is a sudden phenomenon with potentially catastrophic consequences for a wide range of materials that carry mechanical loads. A better fundamental understanding of this phenomenon, especially ...

Scientists have measured the highest toughness ever recorded, of any material, while investigating a metallic alloy made of chromium, cobalt, and nickel (CrCoNi). Not only is the metal extremely ...

A new biocompatible polymer-based composite material could soon replace metal plates in treating difficult and unstable fractures. Developed at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, the ...

Small-scale testing enables the isolation of mechanisms. Instead of measuring the averaged response of a large specimen, ...