Past experimental result reveals that a region of the fracture initiation in metastable austenitic stainless steel SUS 304 during a small punch test changes from the loading side to free surface with respect to the loading rate. Since a measurement of a time series of the martensite and temperature distribution, which strongly affects the fracture behavior, is difficult to be realized during testing, a precise finite element (FE) analysis is necessary to support further discussions on the mechanism of the loading rate sensitivity. In the current work, the phenomena observed in the tests are precisely reproduced through the FE analyses including the martensitic transformation and the damage evolution modelled by authors. The condition for the onset of crack extension is provided to assist the future works in determining where the initiation occurs. Even though the austenitic phase is dominant for the fracture, a larger damage variable appears in the region where a significant quantity of martensite is distributed. Simultaneously, the work clarifies the influence of reducing the amount of martensite with respect to the loading rate on ductility of the material. In the dynamic loading, it is newly discovered that the thermal softening plays an important role, inducing the fracture from the free surface of the specimen.
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