Let the tension member in Problem 15.8 be made of AISI 403 stainless steel. If the axial l...

Let the tension member in Problem 15.8 be made of AISI 403 stainless steel. If the axial load P is increased to failure, will the failure be brittle fracture? What is the lower limit for the failure load?

Problem 15.8

A 2024-T851 aluminum, alloy pipe is used as a tension member. The pipe has an outside diameter of 100 mm and wall thickness of 8.0 mm. An inspection of the pipe locates a circumferential through-thickness crack having a length of 15.0 mm (Case 3 of Table 15.2). If the axial load P is increased to failure, will the failure be brittle fracture? What is the failure load?

Case 3 of Table 15.2:

TABLE 15.2 Stress Intensity Factors KI