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| n | Fracture
Toughness is a material’s ability to |
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the tip of a crack. |
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| n | Fracture
toughness is determined empirically |
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| n | Is brittle
fracture likely? |
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| n | Are temperatures
low? |
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| n | Is the
ratio Sy/Sut very low? |
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| n | Does the
material have low impact resistance? |
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