Answer:
0.024 m = 24.07 mm
Explanation:
1) Notation
= tensile stress = 200 Mpa
= plane strain fracture toughness= 55 Mpa![\sqrt{m}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Csqrt%7Bm%7D)
= length of a surface crack (Variable of interest)
2) Definition and Formulas
The Tensile strength is the ability of a material to withstand a pulling force. It is customarily measured in units (F/A), like the pressure. Is an important concept in engineering, especially in the fields of materials and structural engineering.
By definition we have the following formula for the tensile stress:
(1)
We are interested on the minimum length of a surface that will lead to a fracture, so we need to solve for ![\lambda](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Clambda)
Multiplying both sides of equation (1) by ![Y\sqrt{\pi\lambda}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=Y%5Csqrt%7B%5Cpi%5Clambda%7D)
(2)
Sequaring both sides of equation (2):
(3)
Dividing both sides by
we got:
(4)
Replacing the values into equation (4) we got:
![\lambda=\frac{1}{\pi}[\frac{55 Mpa\sqrt{m}}{1.0(200Mpa)}]^2 =0.02407m](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Clambda%3D%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B%5Cpi%7D%5B%5Cfrac%7B55%20Mpa%5Csqrt%7Bm%7D%7D%7B1.0%28200Mpa%29%7D%5D%5E2%20%3D0.02407m)
3) Final solution
So the minimum length of a surface crack that will lead to fracture, would be 24.07 mm or more.