Research Article

Effect of Temperature-Force Factors and Concentrator Shape on Impact Fracture Mechanisms of 17Mn1Si Steel

Table 5

Fracture micromechanisms in the crack initiation zone for specimens with different-shaped concentrators.

Test temperatureNotch shape
VUI

Ductile fracture with macrodimples of size 40–80 μmDuctile fracture with macro- and microdimplesDuctile fracture with macrodimples of size ~40 μm
Ductile fracture with macro- and microdimplesDuctile-brittle delaminationsFacet fracture, ductile-brittle fracture
Brittle fracture with river-like fracture patternDuctile-brittle fracture with facets + microdimplesBrittle fracture with partial local microscopically ductile ridges