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N. A. Alang et al., Fracture and Structural Integrity, 77 (2026) 340-361; DOI: 10.3221/IGF-ESIS.77.20

homogeneous material properties, no uneven distribution of microstructural defects, and symmetric loading conditions. As a result, the cap-shaped fracture was not reproduced in the simulations, instead, a uniform circumferential fracture was predicted.

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(i) (j) Figure 15: von-Mises stress and plastic strain distribution contours of as-received specimen at different zones: (a-b) elastic, (c-d) plastic, (e-f) membrane stretching, (g-h) tensile instability and (i-j) fracture.

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