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Fracture Toughness

In practice it's difficult to envisage an engineering structure that does not have defects which could initiate a fatigue crack. Both fracture toughness and fatigue crack growth (da/dN) tests help to assess the effect of fatigue cracks in structures.

Fracture toughness is an attempt to assess the effect of a notch on the basic strength of a material under a steadily increased load. This data is used to establish service or replacement intervals for highly stressed components under fatigue or rotating conditions.** Enter Information **

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Fracture Toughness In practice it's difficult to envisage an engineering structure that does not have defects which could initiate a fatigue crack. Both fracture toughness and fatigue crack growth (da/dN) tests help to assess the effect of fatigue cracks in structures. Fracture toughness is an attempt to assess the effect of a notch on the basic strength of a material under a steadily increased load. This data is used to establish service or replacement intervals for highly stressed components under fatigue or rotating conditions.
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Locations which specialise in this service are listed below.

Exova Lancaster The Lancaster Laboratory is one of Europe's foremost fatigue and fracture toughness testing laboratories. The laboratory has a prestigious Europe-wide clientele within the forging sector which supply the aerospace, nuclear and power generation industries. Dealing with complex component sectioning in Titanium and advanced aerospace alloys is a routine activity and the laboratory is widely approved by the major aerospace OEMs. Exova Crosslands House White Cross, South Road Lancaster LA1 4XQ United Kingdom Enquiries Telephone: +44 (0)161 787 3291 E-Mail: info@exova.com

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