Predicting　the　ultimate　capacity　of　components　made　of　high　strength　steel　(HSS)　is　a　numerically　challenging　task.　The　fracture　performance　of　HSS　from　different　steel　grades,　producers,　and　manufacturing　processes　(rolling,　cold　forming,　etc.)　varies　greatly.　It　is　costly　to　conduct　a　series　of　experiments　for　each　typical　HSS　structural　component　to　identify　the　parameters　of　the　fracture　model.　An　attempt　is　made　to　evaluate　the　fracture　material　properties　based　only　on　the　standardized　uniaxial　stress-strain　curve.　The　uncoupled　fracture　model　was　implemented　through　a　user　subroutine　VUMAT　(ABAQUS)　to　evaluate　the　ductile　fracture　of　HSS,　where　a　rate-independent　non-linear　isotropic　J2　hardening　model　is　used　in　combination　with　a　separate　Hosford-Coulomb　fracture　model.　The　detailed　procedure　to　identify　the　material　parameters　based　on　only　the　uniaxial　stress-strain　curve　of　steel　grades　S700　and　S960　are　provided　for　the　sake　of　illustration　of　possible　applications.　The　proposed　fracture　model　and　identified　parameters　are　validated　based　on　the　experimental　results　of　the　HSS　plate　with　different　hole　sizes　in　the　middle　of　the　dog　bone　specimens.　Besides,　a　desktop　study　of　a　single　K　gap　joint　with　β　=　0.5　made　of　square　hollow　sections　using　S700　and　S960　is　used　to　illustrate　a　possible　application　of　the　fracture　model　in　a　simplified　model　of　the　structural　joint.　©　2020　The　Author(s)