“金属材料断裂规律及机理的研究”是国家自然科学基金委员会“七五”重大项目,分为三个方面十个子课题,由国家教委、中国科学院及冶金工业部所属的六个单位承担,已于1991年底完成,1992年6月通过评议验收。本文简述项目的意义、内容和研究成果,并对今后工作提出建议。 The study on the regularity and mechanism of metal material fracture is a major project of the Seventh Five-Year Plan of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, which is divided into ten sub-topics in three aspects. It is undertaken by six units belonging to the State Education Commission, Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Ministry of Metallurgical Industry. Completed by the end of 1991, June 1992 by the acceptance inspection. This article briefly describes the significance of the project, content and research results, and make recommendations for future work.