THE EFFECTS OF CATHODIC POTENTIAL AND CALCAREOUS DEPOSITS ON CORROSION FATIGUE CRACK GROWTH RATE IN SEA WATER FOR TWO OFFSHORE STRUCTURAL STEELS

The effects of cathodic protection potential, corrosion products and stress ratio on corrosion fatigue crack growth rate have been studied on offshore structural steels. These materials were cathodically polarised in seawater and 3% sodium chloride solution at three potentials of -0.8, -1.0 and -1.1 V(SCE). The corrosion fatigue crack growth rate in seawater was greater than that in air and increased with more negative potentials. The maximum acceleration of crack growth rate in seawater was observed at the crack growth plateau which was independent of ΔK. Calcareous deposits precipitated within the cracks resulted in an increase of crack opening level and contributed to a reduction of the corrosion fatigue crack growth rate. Such a corrosion-product-wedging effect could be evaluated by using an effective stress intensity range, ΔK_eff. The estimation of corrosion fatigue crack growth rate in terms of ΔK_eff clarified the effect of hydrogen embrittlement under a cathodic potential. Thus the processes of cracking in seawater at cathodic potentials resulted from mechanical fatigue and hydrogen embrittlement with calcareous deposits reducing the crack growth rate. All these three mechanisms were mutually competitive.     

轴承钢疲劳裂纹扩展速率的研究

研究了轴承钢碳化物及晶粒细化对轴承钢疲劳寿命的影响。结果表明;细化轴承钢中的碳化物可以使其疲劳裂纹扩展速率下降,而同时细化轴承钢中的碳化物和晶粒,会使其疲劳裂纹扩展速率下降更明显。     

柔度方法测量中心裂纹试样的腐蚀疲劳裂纹扩展速率

在腐蚀环境条件下的材料试验是研究腐蚀环境下材料行为的重要依据。为解决金属板在腐蚀介质条件下的裂纹扩展速率测试问题,设计一种环境装置并结合裂纹长度测量的柔度方法,实现了计算机控制下腐蚀裂纹扩展试验的不间断测量。     

高强度结构钢系列的疲劳裂纹扩展速率试验研究

为研究高强度结构钢的疲劳性能,对Q460C、Q550D、Q690D和Q960D四种国产高强钢母材进行了疲劳裂纹扩展速率试验。每种钢材均取3个10 mm厚的C(T)紧凑拉伸试样,在应力比R=0.1的条件下施加恒幅疲劳荷载,利用显微镜目测记录每个试样的裂纹扩展长度a和对应的循环次数N。对每个试样的试验结果,分别采用七点递增多项式法、Smith法和割线法进行处理,计算裂纹扩展速率和应力强度因子幅值数据组,得到对应于Paris公式中的参数,比较不同方法拟合结果的优劣性并分析原因。再将同种钢材三个试样的数据合成一组,同样采用三种方法计算,并与单试样数据的结果作对比。最后给出了四种钢材Pairs公式中的疲劳裂纹扩展速率参数,并与其他文献中各种结构钢疲劳裂纹扩展速率的参数值进行对比评价。研究表明该文高强度结构钢的疲劳裂纹扩展速率会随着强度的提高而降低,并且这四种高强钢的疲劳裂纹扩展速率都比BS7910中针对普通强度结构钢推荐的疲劳裂纹扩展速率要低。     

PREDICTING THE EFFECTS OF LOAD RATIO ON THE FATIGUE CRACK GROWTH RATE AND FATIGUE THRESHOLD

The effect of the load ratio, R, on fatigue crack growth behaviour is analysed on the basis of the recently proposed inelastic discrete asperities model. A wide range of load ratios, both positive and negative, are examined. Particular emphasis is placed on compressive excursions, i.e. negative R loadings. The inelastic discrete asperities model is a micro-mechanical analysis based on the plastic crushing of a single asperity (or multiple asperities) located on the crack face close to the crack tip and under dominantly plane strain conditions. Experimental data have indicated that the primary crack face contacts which obstruct closure are immediately adjacent to the crack tip, although segments of the crack face more distant from the crack tip are not neglected. However, the more distant asperities are a part of the past crack advance history which does not influence current behaviour. By use of this model, it is shown that the effect of the load ratio can be adequately predicted once some baseline information on mechanical material properties and surface roughness is provided. The model also provides useful trend information and explains many of the observed phenomena, e.g. the ‘saturation’ of the compressive underload effects. For a constant applied nominal stress intensity factor range, ΔK_nom , it is shown that the effective stress intensity factor range, ΔK_eff , initially decreases as the positive R decreases (corresponding to the increasing influence of closure), reaches a minimum around R = 0, and then starts increasing with negative R (corresponding to the plastic crushing of the asperities which reduces closure), eventually reaching a saturation level below ΔK_nom . Conversely, for an assumption of a constant ΔK_eff , the applied ΔK_nom increases as the positive load ratio decreases, reaching a maximum around R = 0, and then decreases with more negative R values, eventually reaching again a saturation level (above ΔK_eff ). It is also shown that the effect of material hardness can be directly analysed based on this model.     

桥梁高性能钢HPS485W疲劳裂纹扩展速率试验研究

以国产桥梁用高性能钢HPS485W为研究对象,对7.5mm、12.5mm和19.5mm的HPS485W紧凑拉伸试样分别在应力比R=0.1、R=0.5和R=0.8的疲劳荷载下进行疲劳裂纹扩展速率(da/dN)试验,采用七点递增多项式的方法进行局部拟合求得试样的疲劳裂纹扩展速率。与传统桥梁用钢14MnNb相比,该文试验测得高性能钢HPS485W具有更优越的忍受疲劳裂纹扩展能力。试验结果表明：试样厚度是影响疲劳裂纹扩展速率的关键因素;对同一厚度的试样,疲劳裂纹扩展速率随着应力比R的增大而增大。此外,对19.5mm试样在荷载比R=0.1的情况下,进行工程门槛值的试验测定和理论门槛值的数值求解,分析求得19.5mm的HPS485W的理论门槛值为7.22MPa·m^1/2。该文试验得到的HPS485W疲劳裂纹扩展曲线,可用于高性能钢桥的抗疲劳、防断裂设计与寿命预测。     

EFFECT OF ENVIRONMENT ON THE BEHAVIOR OF FATIGUE CRACK GROWTH IN AN AS-ROLLED DUAL-PHASE STEEL

本文研究了一种热轧双相钢在空气和3.5%NaCl 溶液中的疲劳裂纹扩展行为,这种双相钢在空气中具有较好的疲劳裂纹扩展阻力。在3.5%NaCl 溶液中的门槛值比空气中高,这是裂纹内腐蚀产物的楔子作用所致。随着应力比的增加,门槛值降低,并符合应力比对门槛值影响的竞争模型。在较高△K 下,扩展速率符合Paris 公式。在3.5%NaCl 溶液中的腐蚀为活性腐蚀。     

14MnNbq焊接桥梁钢的疲劳裂纹扩展行为研究

该文系统地研究了14MnNbq桥梁钢焊接热影响区的疲劳裂纹扩展行为。首先,由中心穿透裂纹(MT)试样疲劳裂纹扩展试验,获得了不同应力比R下的疲劳裂纹扩展速率和门槛值;然后考察了应力比R的影响,给出了适于不同应力比的疲劳裂纹扩展速率和门槛值的一般表达式;最后提出了一种由疲劳裂纹扩展门槛值▽Kth确定闭合参数U的新方法,将控制疲劳裂纹扩展的有效应力强度因子幅度写为▽Keff=▽K-▽Kth,由此讨论闭合参数U的确定方法。研究结果表明:对于14MnNbq焊接桥梁钢,该文给出的疲劳裂纹扩展速率表达式与试验结果符合得相当好。     

EFFECT OF ELECTRON BEAM WELDING ON FATIGUE CRACK GROWTH RATE IN AISI 4130 STEEL

Abstract— The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of electron beam welding parameters on fatigue crack growth rate in AISI 4130 steel. The welding method was carried out by using nonoscillation and oscillation electron beam patterns. In nonoscillation welding, the welding speed, was varied; in oscillation welding just the oscillation pattern and the oscillation frequency were varied. After welding, X-ray inspection, metallography, fatigue crack growth tests and scanning electron microscopy were employed to characterize these specimens. From the results, the weld centerline solidification structure transforms from a longitudinal raft structure to an interlocked structure with increasing welding speed, and the fatigue crack growth rate increases slightly. The transverse oscillation pattern provides a lower fatigue crack growth rate than the longitudinal oscillation pattern. The higher oscillation frequency gives a lower fatigue crack growth resistence for the longitudinal oscillation pattern, but the opposite is the case for the transverse oscillation pattern.     

EFFECT OF AN ELASTIC-PLASTIC SHOCK WAVE PART B: ON THE FATIGUE CRACK GROWTH RATE OF WELDED JOINTS

Fatigue crack growth behavior in welded joints subjected to elastic-plastic shock waves was investigated using three-point-bend specimens. The results indicate that the fatigue crack growth rate is reduced in the affected region of elastic or plastic waves. The travel of a plastic stress wave reaches 10 to 13 mm depth, but the hardness in this region is not increased although the lattice distortion is high. The crack path morphologies were observed, and reasons for a decrease in crack growth rate are presented.     

INFLUENCE OF SURFACE DEFORMATION AND ELECTROCHEMICAL VARIABLES ON CORROSION AND CORROSION FATIGUE CRACK DEVELOPMENT

This paper presents experimental data for a 0.2%C steel/artificial seawater system showing the influence of shear loading on corrosion response, via measurements of electrochemical variables, e.g. anodic/cathodic Tafel slopes and polarization resistance. Based on the results of these tests, several corrosion fatigue tests were conducted at different stress levels under potentiostatic control. Analysis of the results shows there to be a dependence of corrosion rate on the ratio of applied/yield strain and test frequency. In addition, the corrosion current associated with corrosion fatigue (CF) damage appears to be dependent upon the crack size, which in turn shows a relationship with fatigue crack growth rate. This paper sets out to determine the influence of stress on electrochemical parameters, i.e. free corrosion potential, E_corr , polarization resistance, R_p , anodic, τ_a and cathodic, τ_c Tafel constants. Based upon these results, it is found that a simple linear relationship between stress and corrosion damage does not exist. Furthermore, analysis of the corrosion current fluctuations during corrosion fatigue crack growth shows a minimum current coincident with the point at which a crack is growing at its slowest rate.     

THE EFFECT OF CATHODIC POLARIZATION ON CORROSION FATIGUE OF A HIGH STRENGTH STEEL IN SALT WATER

Abstract— Corrosion fatigue crack growth rates in high strength steel are often increased when a large cathodic polarization is applied. The corrosion fatigue mechanism in this case is generally considered to be due to hydrogen embrittlement. In the present study the crack growth process was carefully monitored by taking replicas from initially smooth specimens of a high strength steel under fully reversed push-pull loading while: (1) exposed to laboratory air, (2) immersed in a 0.6 M sodium chloride (NaCl) solution at open circuit potential (OCP) and (3) with an applied cathodic potential of —1250 mV (SCE). It is shown that the effect of cathodic polarization is dependent on the applied stress level and the nature of the cracking process, which in turn, is related to the sue of the crack. For stress levels at or below the in-air fatigue limit, failure did not occur for cathodically polarised specimens despite the number of loading cycles being 10 times that of the lifetime of identical tests in solution at the open circuit potential. At stress levels above the in-air fatigue limit the reduction in fatigue endurance caused by the presence of the corrosive environment can be partially recovered through cathodic polarization. The role of non-metallic inclusions in the cracking process under various exposure conditions is discussed, and a cracking mechanism is proposed.     

低温环境下桥梁钢Q345qD疲劳裂纹扩展行为研究

为了明确在寒冷地区服役桥梁钢的疲劳裂纹扩展行为,以16 mm厚桥梁钢Q345qD为研究对象,完成了室温和低温下的夏比冲击韧性试验、疲劳裂纹扩展速率试验和疲劳裂纹扩展门槛值试验。结果表明,夏比冲击功和试样断口剪切断面率随温度的降低而减少;在应力比0.1、0.2和0.5条件下,疲劳裂纹扩展速率均随温度降低而变缓,该桥梁钢的疲劳韧-脆转变温度点在-60℃以下;在室温~-60℃,其裂纹扩展速率均对应力比的变化不敏感;应力比0.1条件下的疲劳裂纹扩展门槛值随温度的降低有略微增大的趋势。该批次桥梁钢表现出了良好的抵抗低温疲劳裂纹扩展性能,防止低温脆性破坏成为疲劳设计的重点;试验数据能为钢结构桥梁的进一步抗低温疲劳和防低温冷脆断裂设计提供参考。     

THE EFFECT OF HYDROGEN ON SHORT FATIGUE CRACK GROWTH IN AN Al-Li ALLOY

Abstract— Experimental results are presented to illustrate the degree of susceptibility to hydrogen embrittlement in an Al-Li 8090 alloy. The ductility of the alloy (as recorded in slow strain rate tests) is reduced by hydrogen charging which induces microcrack formation on the surface of the hydrogen treated specimens. Results of fatigue tests show that small fatigue cracks propagate 1.5 to 10 times faster in specimens charged with hydrogen and fractographic evidence shows that short crack growth in hydrogen precharged specimens is transgranular, along persistent slip bands. The effect of hydrogen is reversible, the embrittlement effect being eliminated by holding the specimens for 24 hr at 470°C.     

EFFECT OF NON-METALLIC INCLUSIONS ON CORROSION FATIGUE RESISTANCE OF P/M DUPLEX STAINLESS STEELS

Abstract— The effect of non-metallic inclusions on high-cycle fatigue resistance of powder metallurgically (P/M) fabricated and hot isostatically pressed (HIP) duplex stainless steels (DSSs) was investigated with axial fatigue test specimens in a chloride and sulphate containing aqueous solution at room temperature. The inclusion content of the studied materials was analysed with bulk oxygen content measurements as well as with optical and digital inclusion analysis methods. Fatigue crack initiation was observed to take place at material defects, i.e., on contaminated prior powder-particle boundaries or, especially, at oxide inclusions. Localised corrosion was not noticed at the initiation sites. Material defects had an especially pronounced effect on fatigue properties, when the stress ratio was R =0, but their effect decreased, when the calculated stress intensity factor was reduced below a certain value. Moreover, the change of the stress ratio from R =0 to R =-1 decreased the difference in high-cycle corrosion fatigue properties between P/M-HIP DSSs with different inclusion contents.     

THE EFFECT OF GRAIN SIZE ON FATIGUE CRACK GROWTH IN AN ALUMINIUM MAGNESIUM ALLOY

Abstract Fully reversed uniaxial fatigue tests were performed on aluminium magnesium alloy Al 5754 with four different grain sizes in order that the effect of grain size on fatigue crack growth could be examined. Surface cracks were monitored by a plastic replication technique. Fatigue strength was shown to improve with a decrease in grain size. The endurance stress is a function of the inverse square root of the grain size and is described empiricdty by a Hall-Petch type relation. The effect of grain size on fatigue crack growth is most significant when the crack length is of the order of the microstructure. Fluctuations in the growth rate of microstructurally short cracks are most marked in a fine grained microstructure and may be related to the need to transfer slip to adjacent grains. Crack path deviation is greatest in the coarsest grained microstructure and SEM fractography reveals a more pronounced crack surface roughness in the coarser grained alloy than in the finer grained alloy.     

纤维增强复合材料界面疲劳裂纹扩展的模拟研究

脱粘是纤维增强复合材料界面裂纹扩展的主要表现形式.基于剪切筒模型和常用的实验加载方式,研究了纤维增强复合材料中纤维与基体界面在拉-拉循环荷载作用下的裂纹扩展.借助描述疲劳裂纹扩展的Paris公式,得到了疲劳裂纹扩展速率、扩展长度以及界面上摩擦系数与加载次数的关系.在分析中,考虑了疲劳加载引起的脱粘界面的损伤及损伤分布的不均匀性,同时还考虑了材料的泊松效应.