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Brittle Fracture Assessment Tool

Posted: 19 Jan 2026, 11:22
by irish
Is there any free-to-use software tool to do an initial brittle Fracture assessment of materials in service?

Re: Brittle Fracture Assessment Tool

Posted: 20 Jan 2026, 17:48
by mechcolor
Straight answer, no there is no freeware which is available as per my research.
See go through UCS-66 & apply L1 of API 579, and that would be sufficient if an initial screening is what you are looking for.

Re: Brittle Fracture Assessment Tool

Posted: 27 Jan 2026, 17:12
by irish
Even for this particular initial screening, any spreadsheet with some materials data?

Re: Brittle Fracture Assessment Tool

Posted: 30 Jan 2026, 09:41
by novice123
Attaching a very useful article, though could not get hold of any spreadsheet to help you through with the materials list, and their brittle fracture assessment.
Brittle_Fracture_HP.pdf

Re: Brittle Fracture Assessment Tool

Posted: 11 Feb 2026, 12:41
by irish
Thanks novice123.
Any luck to find a database, and an evaluation tool?

Re: Brittle Fracture Assessment Tool

Posted: 02 Mar 2026, 17:57
by novice123
Believe me, I had a sheet somewhere, which I am unable to find now.
But finding still.

Re: Brittle Fracture Assessment Tool

Posted: 02 Mar 2026, 17:59
by novice123
And the minute later, for you irish.
I had sent email to one of my friend, and never knew that he already replied me back with this.
Enjoy!