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THE crack opening displacement (COD) test is currently being used by a large number of research establishments throughout Britain and the USA to establish the fracture characteristics of high toughness–low strength steels.
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DAVIES, J., CANNON, D. & ALLEN, R. Measurements of Electrical Potential for detecting Crack Extension in COD Tests. Nature 225, 1240–1242 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1038/2251240a0
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