Ia. Vakulenko et Yl. Nadezhdin, EFFECT OF STRAIGHTENING OF THERMALLY HARDENED ROLLED PRODUCTS ON CRACK NUCLEATION AND GROWTH ENERGY, Russian metallurgy. Metally, (6), 1994, pp. 112-115
It is shown, by the example of carbon steels in different structural s
tates, that the ratio of critical crack opening to crack length depend
s not only on the structure, but also on strain-hardening parameters.
The crack nucleation energy is considered one of the factors causing t
he shifting of FATT towards low temperatures on straightening of therm
ally hardened rolled products.