R 6 method proposed by U. K. CEGB (Central Electricity Generating Board, present Nuclear Electric plc) was applied to fracture evaluation using a failure assessment diagram (FAD). Since FAD has been developed based on J-integral criterion, J-integral can be inversely estimated using FAD. Because the fatigue crack growth rate is determined by J-integral value, it is suggested that R 6 method can
... [Show full abstract] be applied not only to fracture assessment but also to low-cycle fatigue crack growth assessment. Carbon steel pipes with a defect were monotonically and cyclically fractured to confirm the applicability of the crack growth assessment method using FAD. In the monotonic bending tests, J-resistant curve obtained by R6 method agreed with that obtained by η-Factor approach. In the cyclic bending tests, fatigue lives could be successfully estimated by the analysis using R 6 method.