含缺陷的Al-Si-Mg合金的疲劳性能和强度评估

在高速铁路接触网支撑定位装置用Al-7Si-0.6Mg合金中引入不同尺寸的人工缺陷，进行旋转弯曲疲劳实验以定量研究缺陷尺寸对材料疲劳强度的影响，并建立了疲劳强度与缺陷尺寸之间的定量关系。结果表明：材料表面的人工缺陷尺寸越大，试样的高周疲劳强度的下降越大；材料表面尺寸小于370 μm的人工缺陷对其高周疲劳强度没有影响；在适用性条件范围内使用修正的Murakami公式能更加准确地评估Al-7Si-0.6Mg铝合金的高周疲劳强度和应力强度因子门槛范围。     

孔洞对铸造铝合金疲劳性能的影响

研究了铸造铝合金中孔洞在裂纹萌生、扩展过程中发挥的作用,孔洞的尺寸、体积分数、分布位置、形貌率等因素对材料的疲劳性能有重要影响.从试验现象和疲劳寿命模型两个方面综述了国内外学者研究的最新进展,指出了应力-寿命模型与线弹性断裂模型之间的内在联系,并讨论了存在的问题及研究方向.     

铝合金钻杆旋转弯曲疲劳断口特征

首先对铝合金钻杆进行了不同应力幅值的旋转弯曲疲劳试验,然后采用扫描电镜观察其断口微观形貌特征。结果表明:在170 MPa低应力下,铝合金钻杆的疲劳断口可分为疲劳源区、裂纹扩展区及瞬断区3个区域,微裂纹在试样次表面相界处萌生,裂纹稳态扩展区面积较大,占60%以上;在290 MPa高应力下,铝合金钻杆的疲劳断口上有多个疲劳源区,微裂纹于试样表面或近表面位置形核,裂纹扩展区面积仅占15%~30%。对于同一试样,随着裂纹的扩展,断口上疲劳滑移台阶变宽,疲劳条带逐渐清晰;对于不同试样,随着应力的提高,裂纹扩展速率增大,疲劳条带间距变宽,更易出现二次疲劳裂纹,断口上裂纹扩展区面积明显减小,相应的疲劳寿命也大幅降低。     

三维机织复合材料在拉压循环载荷下的疲劳性能

为研究三维机织复合材料在拉伸-压缩循环载荷下的疲劳性能,对材料进行了应力比R=-1的疲劳试验。在不同的载荷水平下,分别进行了纬向和经向两类拉压疲劳试验。试验获得了试样在疲劳载荷下的滞回曲线和全过程中剩余刚度比随寿命的变化曲线。结果表明,在拉伸-压缩循环载荷下,三维机织复合材料的疲劳损伤过程主要包含3个阶段,分别发生基体破坏、纱线横向裂纹扩展和纱线的最终断裂。基体的破碎和开胶、垂直于载荷方向排布的纱线撕裂和沿载荷方向排布的纱线断裂是试样内部的主要失效模式。试验还获得了纬向和经向拉压疲劳的拟合S-N曲线,可应用于工程中对该型材料进行疲劳寿命估算。该型材料的疲劳寿命在低应力区和高应力区均显示出较小的分散性,双对数坐标系下的拟合S-N曲线具有较好的线性度。     

加载路径对Sr变质A319铝合金疲劳行为的影响

研究了Sr变质A319铸造铝合金在0.2%应变幅不同加载路径条件下的疲劳性能,包括循环应力响应特征及疲劳寿命,并分析了失效试样的断口特征以及Si颗粒的破坏方式。结果表明:在不同加载路径下材料发生循环硬化程度和速率从大到小排序是:圆形加载、比例加载和单轴加载;疲劳寿命随着加载路径的变化与材料循环硬化程度和速率随着加载路径的变化相对应。断口分析结果表明,宏观断口在比例路径下表现为"人"字形的两条主裂纹,且从单轴、比例到圆形路径,裂纹源区逐渐不明显,裂纹源区和稳定扩展区尺寸也变小;在单轴加载条件下裂痕的断面基本上与主轴平行,而在多轴加载条件下裂痕的分布较为分散。     

超声深滚处理改善预腐蚀7A52-CZ铝合金疲劳性能机理

研究了超声深滚(UDR)处理对预腐蚀7A52-CZ铝合金疲劳性能的作用.7A52铝合金试样在剥蚀腐蚀溶液中浸泡不同时间后进行了超声深滚处理.分别对未腐蚀试样、腐蚀试样和腐蚀+UDR处理试样进行了疲劳试验,用XRD应力测试和扫描电镜等方法分析了UDR处理前后试样的残余应力和断口形貌,并对疲劳断口进行了分析.结果表明:UDR处理在铝合金中引入超过1mm深的残余压应力层,延长了7A52的预腐蚀疲劳寿命.对于腐蚀较轻的试样,UDR处理使裂纹源在表层下残余压应力和拉应力过渡区产生,延长了疲劳裂纹萌生寿命;对腐蚀较重试样,疲劳裂纹仍从晶间腐蚀处形核,但由于引入残余压应力及腐蚀裂纹的部分愈合效应,仍在很大程度上改善了7A52的预腐蚀疲劳寿命.     

喷丸处理对6151-T6铝合金旋转弯曲疲劳性能的影响

对经过电解抛光、喷丸处理和喷丸处理再抛光的三种6151-T6铝合金试样的表面粗糙度及喷丸处理后试样表面硬化层的硬度进行测试。对三种表面状态不同的铝合金材料进行旋转弯曲疲劳实验。研究喷丸处理试样表面残余应力随疲劳实验的变化情况,以及喷丸处理对该铝合金疲劳性能的影响。结果表明:喷丸处理对材料疲劳性能的影响与加载的压应力水平有关。当加载的压应力与表面残余压应力之和不超过材料表面硬化层的循环屈服强度时,硬化层中的残余压应力在疲劳过程中不发生应力松弛,疲劳寿命得到大幅度提高;反之,将发生应力松弛现象,疲劳寿命的提高程度受残余压应力松弛程度的影响。此外,喷丸处理造成的材料表面粗糙度的增加,在全应力幅范围,使材料的疲劳寿命略有降低。     

缺口对7A85铝合金拉伸性能和疲劳性能的影响

在光滑试样表面预制深度为0.1 mm和0.2 mm的环状缺口，研究了不同缺口尺寸对7A85铝合金拉伸性能和疲劳性能的影响，并分析了7A85铝合金含缺口试样的疲劳断裂机理。结果表明，随着缺口深度由0 mm增加至0.2 mm, 7A85铝合金试样的抗拉强度、断后伸长率和疲劳强度分别下降了6%、47.5%、44.4%。缺口对7A85铝合金塑性的影响远大于拉伸强度，且其抗拉强度与疲劳强度呈线性关系。试样疲劳缺口系数随着缺口尺寸和循环次数的增加而增大。7A85铝合金试样的疲劳裂纹源通常是富铁的第二相颗粒，环状缺口根部应力集中促进了多疲劳裂纹源萌生，多个裂纹源同时扩展使得试样有效承载面积快速减少，导致疲劳寿命急剧缩短。     

超声冲击纳米化对7B04高强铝合金疲劳性能的影响

探讨了超声波冲击表面纳米化作用后对7B04高强铝合金疲劳性能的影响,研究得到,应用超声波冲击表面纳米化技术,使7B04高强铝合金表面得到晶粒度10-50nm的纳米层,层厚约为20-50μm,并形成了由表面向里层的晶粒尺度从小到大的梯度结构,而且晶粒取向与冲击行走方向具有趋向一致性,超声波冲击作用于试样表面后形成了约为200Mpa的残余压应力层,使原来潜在的、或已存在的微小表面裂纹被压合,可提高7B04高强铝合金材料的疲劳寿命5-10倍。     

6082-T6铝合金回填式搅拌摩擦点焊接头的疲劳性能的有限元分析

利用有限元分析软件ANSYS模拟了6082-T6铝合金回填式搅拌摩擦点焊接头在不同载荷作用下的应力场,进而分别运用名义应力法和局部应力-应变法计算得到当前载荷水平下的疲劳寿命。结果表明:在较大的载荷水平下,应力法分析结果与试样实际寿命接近,在较小的载荷水平下,局部应力-应变法分析结果与试样实际寿命接近;试样疲劳寿命随焊点间距的增加而减小。通过分析6082-T6铝合金回填式搅拌摩擦点焊接头疲劳断口形貌,发现疲劳裂纹起裂于焊点根部的热影响区和热力影响区,同时沿上板焊点边缘和下板母材处横向扩展。     

S–N curve characteristics and subsurface crack initiation behaviour in ultra-long life fatigue of a high carbon-chromium bearing steel

The S – N curve obtained from cantilever-type rotary bending fatigue tests using hour-glass-shaped specimens of high carbon-chromium bearing steel clearly distinguished the fracture modes into two groups each having a different crack origin. One was governed by crystal slip on the specimen surface, which occurred in the region of short fatigue life and a high stress amplitude level. The other was governed by a non-metallic inclusion at a subsurface level which occurred in the region of long fatigue life and low stress amplitude. The inclusion developed a fish-eye fracture mode that was distributed over a wide range of stress amplitude not only below the fatigue limit defined as the threshold for fracture due to the surface slip mode but also above the fatigue limit. This remarkable shape of the S – N curve was different from the step-wise one reported in previous literature and is characterized as a duplex S – N curve composed of two different S – N curves corresponding to the respective fracture modes. From detailed observations of the fracture surface and the fatigue crack origin, the mechanisms for the internal fracture mode and the characteristics of the S – N curve are discussed.     

Fatigue and fracture behavior of laser clad repair of AerMet® 100 ultra-high strength steel

The effect of laser cladding on the fatigue and fracture behavior under variable amplitude loading is a major consideration for the development of laser cladding process to repair high value complex fatigue critical aerospace military components, that otherwise would be replaced. The selected material, AerMet®100, is a widely used ultra-high strength steel in current and next generation aerospace components, such as landing gears. Laser cladding was performed using AerMet® 100 powder on AerMet® 100 fatigue substrate specimens. No micro-cracking and very little porosity were observed in the clad layer. The fatigue tests were performed under variable amplitude loading with a maximum stress of 1000 MPa. Residual stress, microstructure, and hardness, was also evaluated. Both the as-clad and post-heat treated (PHT) samples were compared to a baseline sample with an artificial notch to simulate damaged condition. Results show that laser cladding significantly improves fatigue life, as compared to the baseline sample with a notch. However, the fatigue life of the as-clad sample is lower as compared to a baseline sample without a notch. A compressive residual stress of 300–500 MPa was observed in the clad region and HAZ. The fracture modes in the as-clad specimen consisted mainly of tearing topology surface and some regions of decohesive rupture through the columnar austenite grains. The PHT condition however was not effective in improving the fatigue life. The fracture modes showed mainly decohesive rupture, and as a consequence, reduced the fatigue life.     

Fracture mechanisms near threshold conditions of nickel alloyed PM steel

The paper examined fractographically four nickel alloyed powder metallurgy (PM) steels with total porosity between 3 and 9%. Fracture surfaces were inspected on smooth rectangular specimens from constant stress amplitude tests under axial loading with zero mean stress, at 30 Hz frequency.

The area containing the fatigue crack origin was observed in a region located invariably at a specimen surface. In all cases, the fracture surface was composed of three different morphological appearances (regions) associated with changed proportions of particular fracture mechanisms: macrocrack initiation region where cracks propagated preferentially through particles and there was no influence of pores on the propagation paths; in the other regions (macrocrack growth and unstable crack growth) cracks propagated mainly through the sintering necks by ductile rupture from microvoid coalescence and transparticle cleavage fracture.     

Fatigue failure analysis of holding U-bolts of a cooling fan blade

Fatigue failure of holding U-bolt of a cooling fan blade is analyzed. Fractography of the fracture surface reveals the characteristics of a fatigue fracture. Finite element modeling is used for stress analyzing. Analysis of the loading conditions indicates that the bolts are under multiaxial fatigue. Effective alternating and mean stresses are obtained based on the multiaxial fatigue criteria. By using the modified Goodman approach and considering the notch effect, effective stress amplitude, is obtained for all nodes. The highest stress amplitude is obtained at six critical nodes. Fatigue life for the most critical node is determined as 3.63 million cycles.     

Variation of local stress ratio and its effect on notch fatigue behavior of 2024-T4 aluminum alloy

Fatigue tests and finite element analysis of notched specimen were carried out to investigate the variation of local stress ratio at notch root and its influence on fatigue strength. The S–N curve of 2024-T4 aluminum alloy was kinked at the critical nominal stress amplitude, above which the local stress ratio became low due to the development of local plastic deformation at notch root. The predicted fatigue lives based on linear fracture mechanics approach were in agreement with the experimental results below the critical nominal stress amplitude. The predicted fatigue lives based on the SWT parameter, where the variation of local stress ratio was taken into account, were in good agreement with the experimental results above the critical nominal stress amplitude.     

AN EVALUATION OF FATIGUE AND FRACTURE MECHANICS PROPERTIES OF ULTRA-HIGH STRENGTH 7XXX SERIES Al-ALLOYS

Abstract— The fatigue and fracture mechanics properties of rapidly solidified ultra-high strength 7XXX series Al-alloys have been studied. With respect to conventional high-strength Al-alloys, these materials exhibited a better fatigue-endurance on both plain and notched specimens at low stress amplitude in constant amplitude fatigue tests, whereas the opposite occurred at high stress amplitudes. Fatigue crack growth tests indicated lower crack growth rates at low Δ K -levels, but at intermediate and high Δ K -values these materials were particularly prone to additional components of "static" crack propagation, which led to steeply inclined d a/ d N vs Δ K curves. Moreover, the increase in tensile strength was linked with some loss of ductility and fracture toughness. Overload regions were characterized by a large amount of intergranular decohesion, possibly facilitated by the presence of incoherent particles at grain boundary regions and by the large strength differential between the matrix and precipitate free zone. The best results in terms of elongation to rupture and toughness were obtained by reducing the amount of Cr/Mn incoherent dispersoid-forming elements, in order to lessen the tendency towards matrix-dispersoid interface decohesion at grain boundaries.     

Influence of inclusion size on S-N curve characteristics of high-strength steels in the giga-cycle fatigue regime

Fatigue fracture of high-strength steels often occurs from small defect on the surface of a material or from non-metallic inclusion in the subsurface zone of a material. Under rotating bending loading, the S-N curve of high-strength steels consists of two curves corresponding to surface defect-induced fracture and internal inclusion-induced fracture. The surface defect-induced fracture occurs at high stress amplitude levels and low cycles. However, the subsurface inclusion-induced fracture occurs at low stress amplitude levels and high-cycle region of more than 10⁶ cycles (giga-cycle fatigue life). There is a definite stress range in the S-N curve obtained from the rotating bending, where the crack initiation site changes from surface to subsurface, giving a stepwise S-N curve or a duplex S-N curve. On the other hand, under cyclic axial loading, the S-N curve of high-strength steels displays a continuous decline and surface defect-induced or internal inclusion-induced fracture occur in the whole range of amplitudes. In this paper, influence factors on S-N curve characteristics of high-strength steels, including size of inclusions and the stress gradient of bending fatigue, were investigated for rotating bending and cyclic axial loading in the giga-cycle fatigue regime. Then, based on the estimated subsurface crack growth rate from the S-N data, effect of inclusion size on the dispersion of fatigue life was explained, and it was clarified that the shape of S-N curve for subsurface inclusion-induced fracture depends on the inclusion size.     

INITIAL FRACTURE MECHANISMS IN NICKEL ALLOYED PM STEEL

Abstract— Initial fatigue crack propagation mechanisms at near threshold conditions were studied for four nickel-alloyed, powder-metallurgy (PM) steels. Fatigue fracture surfaces were obtained by testing smooth rectangular specimens at 30 Hz and under constant amplitude and zero mean stress conditions. Materials based on Distaloy AE were used in two densities, namely 7.15 and 7.45 g/cm³.
All the fracture surfaces were composed of three morphological regions (i) a macrocrack initiation region Rl where cracks propagated preferentially through particles (ii) a macrocrack growth region R2 and (iii) an unstable crack growth region R3 where cracks propagated preferentially between particles. Initial fatigue crack growth, in region R1, was controlled by the propagation of short cracks whose dimensions were comparable to the material microstructure. The subsequent fatigue crack growth in regions R2 and R3 was controlled by ductile rupture between microvoids. Transparticle fracture in region R1 was independent of pore distribution, while interparticle fracture in regions R2 and R3 was dependent on pore distribution.     

Fretting fatigue under variable loading below fretting fatigue limit

The fatigue limit diagram provides the critical condition of non‐failure against fatigue under constant amplitude loading. The fatigue limit diagram is usually considered to give the allowable stress if every stress component is kept within the fatigue limit diagram. In the case of variable amplitude fretting fatigue, however, this study showed that fatigue failure could occur even when all stresses were within the fatigue limit diagram. An example of such a condition is a repeated two‐step loading such as when the first step stress is R=?1 and the second step stress has a high mean value. The reason why such a phenomenon occurs was investigated. A non‐propagating crack was formed by the first step stress even when well below the fatigue limit. The resultant non‐propagating crack functioned as a pre‐crack for the second step stress with a high mean value. Consequently, fatigue failure occurred even when every stress was within the fatigue limit diagram of constant amplitude loading. The fatigue limit diagram obtained in constant amplitude fatigue test does not necessarily guarantee safety in the case of variable amplitude loading in fretting fatigue.     

Fatigue of additively manufactured 316L stainless steel: The influence of porosity and surface roughness

The fatigue behaviour of additively manufactured (AM) 316L stainless steel is investigated with the main emphasis on internal porosity and surface roughness. A transition between two cases of failure are found: failure from defects in the surface region and failure from the internal defects. At low applied load level (and consequently a high number of cycles to failure), fatigue is initiating from defects in the surface region, while for high load levels, fatigue is initiating from internal defects. Porosities captured by X‐ray computed tomography (XCT) are compared with the defects initiating fatigue cracks, obtained from fractography. The fatigue data are synthesised using stress intensity factor (SIF) of the internal and surface defects on the fracture surface.