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JAI Guest Edi tors:Sreeramesh Kal l uriMi chael A.McGawAndrzej Nei mi tz?FractureFati gueMechani csand37th Volume Journal of ASTM InternationalSelected Technical Papers STP1526Fatigue and Fracture Mechanics:37th VolumeJAI Guest Editors:Sreeramesh KalluriMichael A.McGawAndrzej NeimitzASTM International100 Barr Harbor DrivePO Box C700West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959Printed in the U.S.A.ASTM Stock#:STP1526 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication DataISBN:978-0-8031-7512-9ISSN:1040-3094Copyright 2011ASTM INTERNATIONAL,West Conshohocken,PA.All rightsreserved.Thismaterialmaynotbereproducedorcopied,inwholeorinpart,inanyprinted,mechanical,electronic,film,or other distribution and storage media,without thewritten consent of the publisher.Journal of ASTM InternationalJAIScopeThe JAI is a multi-disciplinary forum to serve the international scientific and engineeringcommunity through the timely publication of the results of original research andcritical review articles in the physical and life sciences and engineering technologies.These peer-reviewed papers cover diverse topics relevant to the science and research thatestablish the foundation for standards development withinASTM International.Photocopy RightsAuthorization to photocopy items for internal,personal,or educational classroom use,orthe internal,personal,or educational classroom use of specific clients,is granted byASTM International provided that the appropriate fee is paid toASTM International,100Barr Harbor Drive,P.O.Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959,Tel:610-832-9634;online:http:/www.astm.org/copyright.The Society is not responsible,as a body,for the statements and opinions expressed inthis publication.ASTM International does not endorse any products represented in thispublication.Peer Review PolicyEach paper published in this volume was evaluated by two peer reviewers and at leastoneeditor.Theauthorsaddressedallofthereviewerscommentstothesatisfactionofboththe technical editor(s)and theASTM International Committee on Publications.The quality of the papers in this publication reflects not only the obvious efforts of theauthorsandthetechnicaleditor(s),butalsotheworkofthepeerreviewers.Inkeepingwithlong-standing publication practices,ASTM International maintains the anonymity ofthe peer reviewers.The ASTM International Committee on Publications acknowledgeswith appreciation their dedication and contribution of time and effort on behalf ofASTM International.Citation of PapersWhen citing papers from this publication,the appropriate citation includes the paperauthors,“paper title”,J.ASTM Intl.,volume and number,Paper doi,ASTM International,West Conshohocken,PA,Paper,year listed in the footnote of the paper.A citation isprovided as a footnote on page one of each paper.Printed in Baltimore,MDFebruary,2011 ForewordTHIS COMPILATION OF THE JOURNAL OF ASTM INTERNATIONAL(JAI),STP1526,on Fatigue and Fracture Mechanics:37th Volume,contains only the papers published in JAI that were presented at theNinth International ASTM/ESIS Symposium on Fatigue and FractureMechanics(37th National Symposium on Fatigue and Fracture Mechanics)held during May 2022,2009 in Vancouver,BC,Canada.The Symposiumwas jointly sponsored by ASTM International Committee E08 onFatigue and Fracture and the European Structural Integrity Society(ESIS).Dr.Sreeramesh Kalluri,Ohio Aerospace Institute,Brook Park,OH,USA,Dr.Michael A.McGaw,McGaw Technology,Fairview Park,OH,USA,and Prof.Andrzej Neimitz,Kielce University of Technology,Kielce,Poland co-chaired the Symposium and served as JAI Guest Editors.ContentsOverview.ixThe Jerold L.Swedlow Memorial LectureOn the Beauty of Analytical Models for Fatigue Crack Propagation and FractureAPersonal Historical ReviewK.-H.Schwalbe.3Elastic-Plastic Fracture Mechanics and Fracture MechanismsInvestigation of Transition Fracture Toughness Variation within the Thickness ofReactor Pressure Vessel ForgingsE.Lucon,A.Leenaers,W.Vandermeulen,and M.Scibetta.77More Accurate Approximation of J-Integral Equation for Evaluating Fracture ResistanceCurvesX.-K.Zhu and J.A.Joyce.90Application of Advanced Master Curve Approaches to the EURO Fracture ToughnessData SetE.Lucon and M.Scibetta.116Revisit of ASTM Round-Robin Test Data for Determining R Curves of Thin-SheetMaterialsX.-K.Zhu and B.N.Leis.130The Analysis of Fracture Mechanisms of Ferritic Steel 13HMF at Low TemperaturesA.Neimitz and J.Galkiewicz.159A Weibull Stress Model to Predict Effects of Weld Strength Mismatch on CleavageFracture ToughnessC.Ruggieri.178Fatigue Behavior and Life EstimationFatigue Initiation Modeling of 316LN Steel Based on Nonlocal Plasticity TheoryJ.Schwartz,O.Fandeur,and C.Rey.197Mechanical Conditioning of Superelastic Nitinol Wire for Improved FatigueResistanceJ.E.Schaffer.217Creep-Fatigue Relationships in Electroactive Polymer Systems and Predicted Effects inan Actuator DesignA.M.Vinogradov,C.M.Ihlefeld,and I.Henslee.227Effects of Microstructure on the Incipient Fatigue and Fretting Crack Proces