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A Method for Studying the Temperature Dependence of Dynamic Fracture and Fragmentation
Published on: June 28, 2015
Structure of magnetic noise in dynamic fracture
1Department of Theoretical Physics, University of Debrecen, P.O. Box: 5, H-4010 Debrecen, Hungary.
Abstract:
We present an experimental study of magnetic emission spectra recorded during impact fracture of steel. Novel features of dynamic fracture are revealed, i.e., the distribution of the voltage signals of the spectra; furthermore, the areas and energies of voltage peaks exhibit a power law behavior. The value of the exponents of the distributions proved to be characteristic for the failure mode: ductile failure gives rise to exponents significantly higher than brittle failure. The results imply that magnetic crackling noise accompanying impact fracture has a scale invariant structure which reveals new aspects of the dynamics of the fracture process.
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