TY - JOUR A1 - Kiefer, P. A1 - Deubener, J. A1 - Müller, Ralf A1 - Behrens, H. T1 - Statistical analysis of propagation rates of indentation-induced radial cracks N2 - Due to the stochastic nature of crack nucleation by Vickers indentation, a statistical analysis of propagation rates of 185 radial cracks was performed. Crack growth was observed directly using a video camera with high Image acquisition rate. It is found that propagation rates are controlled by the environmental reactions at the crack-tip shortly after their initiation (< 1 s). Calibration of the stress intensity KI showed that the residual stress factor χ and the exponent n of the equation KI==χPc−n (with P==load and c==crack length) are broadly distributed among the 185 analyzed cracks, ranging from 10−16 to 104 and from 0.1 to 5, respectively. For the most frequent crack, the equation KI==0.052Pc−1.47 holds. The results show that correlations of indentation-induced crack length to stress intensity necessitate the use of statistical significant data that are calibrated by the environmental reactions at the crack-tip. KW - Stress intensity factor KW - Vickers indentation KW - Subcritical crack growth KW - Soda-lime-silica glass PY - 2019 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2019.119739 VL - 527 SP - 119739 PB - Elsevier B.V. AN - OPUS4-50393 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -