Table 4: Values used in the calculation of the model relating the fracture toughness with the microstructural features in bainitic steels (η = 0.15).

Sample # Values of:
Yield
strength
(MPa)
y*η)1/2 KIC from
experiment
KIC calculated
from Eq. 12 (C =
3.1)
% Difference
in KIC values
1 843 18.1 53.3 56.0 5.1%
2 867 18.3 53.9 56.8 5.4%
3 871 18.4 55.2 56.9 3.1%
4 882 18.5 55.6 57.3 3.0%
5 896 18.6 56.5 57.7 2.2%
6 903 18.7 58.2 58.0 0.4%
7 907 18.7 58.2 58.1 0.2%
8 907 18.7 58.3 58.1 0.3%
9 914 18.8 58.5 58.3 0.3%
10 917 18.8 59.7 58.4 2.1%
11 931 19.0 60.0 58.9 1.9%
12 985 19.5 60.1 60.6 0.8%
13 987 19.5 60.9 60.6 0.5%
14 1053 20.2 61.6 62.6 1.6%
15 1094 20.6 63.5 63.8 0.5%
16 1110 20.7 63.9 64.3 0.6%
17 1118 20.8 66.5 64.5 3.0%
18 1119 20.8 68.1 64.5 5.2%
19 1151 21.1 68.4 65.5 4.3%
20 1157 21.2 71.1 65.6 7.7%
21 1166 21.2 73.5 65.9 10.4%
22 1213 21.7 73.6 67.2 8.7%
23 1271 22.2 75.7 68.8 9.2%

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