Palmqvist method

The Palmqvist method, or the Palmqvist toughness test, (after Sven Robert Palmqvist) is a common method to determine the fracture toughness for cemented carbides. In this case, the materials fracture toughness is represented by the critical stress intensity factor KIc.[2]

Materials testing
Palmqvist method

Determined crack lengths from a Vickers indention.
Technical information
Searched property Fracture toughness
Year developed 1962[1]
Practical use Determination of the fracture toughness for cemented carbides.
Website ISO-standard ISO 28079:2009, Palmqvist toughness test

Approach

The Palmqvist-method uses the lengths of the cracks from a number of Vickers indentions to determine the fracture toughness. The Palmqvist fracture toughness is given by:[2]

with the unit MPa.

Where HV is the Vickers hardness in N/mm2 (or MPa) (i.e. 9.81 x numerical HV) with P (N) indentation load (typically 30 kgf is used) and T is the total crack length (mm) from the indenter.

Notes

  1. S. Palmqvist, Occurrence of crack formation during Vickers indentation as a measure of the toughness of hard materials, Arch Eisenhuettenwes, 33 (1962) 629-333.
  2. Roebuck, Bryan; Bennett, Eric; Lay, Lewis; Morrell, Roger (2008). "Palmqvist Toughness for Hard and Brittle Materials" (PDF). National Physical Laboratory. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
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