The effect of finite specimen width on the residual strength of light alloy sheet

David Broek

1965 · 12 citations · 0 references

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Abstract

Results are given of residual strength tests on specimens of 2024-T3 and 7075-T6 aluminium alloy sheet material. Three types of specimens were used, which had a width of 150 mm, 300 mm or 600 mm. A fracture criterion is developed for a sheet of finite size. This fracture criterion is in reasonable agreement with the test results.