不同应力幅比加载下2A12铝合金的多轴疲劳性能

采用SDN100/1000电液伺服拉扭复合疲劳试验机对2A12铝合金进行不同应力幅比下的多轴疲劳实验,观察试样断口形貌并结合加载过程中的疲劳循环曲线进行失效机理分析。结果表明:单级加载条件下,随应力幅比的增加合金的疲劳寿命提高,纯扭转条件下断面存在平整的光滑区域,随应力幅比的增加断面划痕减少,并能观察到疲劳条带以及鱼骨状、鳞片状和蜂窝状特殊形貌;不同应力幅比累积路径下,多轴疲劳寿命随一级加载周次变化的规律不同;高-低应力幅比累积路径下,拉压方向一级高应力幅比加载阶段出现明显的循环硬化现象,材料产生"锻炼效应"。     

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。     

7075-T651铝合金薄壁管件多轴低周疲劳行为及寿命预测

针对航空铝合金多轴疲劳失效问题,对7075-T651铝合金薄壁管件进行不同加载条件下的拉扭复合疲劳实验。结果表明:随等效应力幅的降低,多轴疲劳寿命增加;等效应力恒定时,寿命随应力幅比的升高而增加;拉扭相位差对寿命影响较小。高应力幅下材料在轴向和扭向以软化为主,低应力幅下硬化和软化交替出现。宏观断口平台区随应力幅比的增加而逐渐减小,微观断口呈现管壁外侧的多裂纹源特征,扩展区可以观察到疲劳条带和二次裂纹,瞬断区出现混合型韧窝。提出基于Basquin准则的改进模型,得到较好的寿命预测效果,寿命预测值均位于两倍分散带内。     

在多轴载荷下45钢的循环特性

通过多轴疲劳试验，研究了在多轴加载条件下45钢的循环特性变化规律，分析了非比例附加强化、多轴循环软化/硬化特性及疲劳寿命对加载路径参数的依赖性，结果表明，相位角主要影响非比例附加强化程度，幅值比主要影响多轴循环软化/硬化特性，二者都影响多轴疲劳寿命。     

60Si_2Mn钢的低周拉扭复合微动疲劳特性

测量60Si_2Mn钢在拉扭复合载荷作用下的低周微动疲劳特性,研究了不同轴向循环拉伸应力幅值对微动疲劳寿命、循环软化特性以及摩擦磨损表面和断口形貌的影响.结果表明,随着循环拉伸应力幅值的提高,60Si_2Mn钢的微动疲劳寿命降低幅度不同,发生循环软化的时期不断提前,完成循环软化的疲劳周期也不断缩短。同时,微动摩擦副产生的氧化物磨屑对微动磨损性能有重要影响,在疲劳前期加剧摩擦磨损,在疲劳后期减轻摩擦磨损。微动疲劳裂纹源形成于试样发生微动摩擦磨损的表面,并出现疲劳台阶。在扭矩产生的切向剪切应力作用下,疲劳裂纹沿着与轴向45°角的方向扩展,最终在断口上留下显著的舌状凸起,拉应力的幅值越大舌状凸起越明显。     

2A12铝合金的多轴加载疲劳行为

采用SDN100/1000电液伺服拉扭复合疲劳试验机对2A12铝合金进行多关键参数的多轴疲劳性能研究,通过对断口的微观分析探究疲劳失效机理。结果表明:等效应力加载条件下,随拉扭相位差的增加疲劳寿命降低,0°相位差下断面裂纹源区能观察到轮胎状、鱼骨状以及钟乳石状的特殊形貌,裂纹扩展区存在二次裂纹和模糊的疲劳条带;分别改变拉、扭平均应力,多轴疲劳寿命均降低,裂纹源区能看到白色絮状的氧化物,瞬断区存在二次裂纹和剪切型韧窝;不同加载波形条件下,正弦波对应最长的多轴疲劳寿命,三角波次之,方波时最短且体现出最大的结构耗能。低-高两级加载条件下,材料产生"锻炼效应"。     

[±20°]钢丝/橡胶复合材料的疲劳损伤累积

对 钢丝帘线增强的橡胶复合材料在拉伸循环载荷下的疲劳损伤累积进行了研究。结果表明:在载荷控制的疲劳过程中,材料的周期最大应变发展曲线呈现明显的三阶段规律。帘线端头处基体裂纹的出现是宏观疲劳损伤的初始,损伤的累积表现为裂纹数量增加、帘线/基体脱粘和层间裂纹的扩展。以动蠕变为参量建立了线性疲劳损伤累积模型,该模型能够较好地预报两级加载条件下材料的第二级疲劳寿命。     

[±20°]钢丝/橡胶复合材料的疲劳损伤累积

对[±20°]钢丝帘线增强的橡胶复合材料在拉伸循环载荷下的疲劳损伤累积进行了研究.结果表明:在载荷控制的疲劳过程中,材料的周期最大应变发展曲线呈现明显的三阶段规律.帘线端头处基体裂纹的出现是宏观疲劳损伤的初始,损伤的累积表现为裂纹数量增加、帘线/基体脱粘和层间裂纹的扩展.以动蠕变为参量建立了线性疲劳损伤累积模型,该模型能够较好地预报两级加载条件下材料的第二级疲劳寿命.     

拉弯扭比例加载下50CrVA弹簧钢的多轴疲劳寿命及损伤特征

用MTS 809拉-扭电液伺服材料试验机研究50CrVA弹簧钢标准试样以及各偏心试样在比例加载下的多轴疲劳寿命,并用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)对疲劳断口形貌进行观察。结果表明:比例加载下当弯曲应力幅值不超过等效应力的11%时,附加弯矩对试样的疲劳寿命无影响。各试样断口在疲劳扩展前期可以观察到轮胎花样;疲劳裂纹的扩展方向有周向和径向两种。断口上的疲劳特征为综合应力作用的结果;沿径向和周向分布的疲劳条带分别为轴向应力作用和扭转切应力作用的结果。     

Ti6321合金的拉-扭疲劳行为研究

通过Ti6321合金的拉-扭疲劳试验,对0°和30°相位差的疲劳寿命进行对比分析,研究0°相位差时微裂纹和宏观裂纹扩展路径,并对疲劳断口进行分析.结果表明:相同Mises等效应力幅下,相位差为30°时疲劳寿命相对相位差为0°时的较低;受切应力主要作用,Ti6321合金表面萌生的微裂纹绝大部分分布在与试样轴向夹角20°～...     

A multi‐axial low‐cycle fatigue life prediction model considering effects of additional hardening

It is generally accepted that the additional hardening of materials could largely shorten multi‐axis fatigue life of engineering components. To consider the effects of additional hardening under multi‐axial loading, this paper summarizes a new multi‐axial low‐cycle fatigue life prediction model based on the critical plane approach. In the new model, while critical plane is adopted to calculate principal equivalent strain, a new plane, subcritical plane, is also defined to calculate a correction parameter due to the effects of additional hardening. The proposed fatigue damage parameter of the new model combines the material properties and the angle of the loading orientation with respect to the principal axis and can be established with Coffin‐Manson equation directly. According to experimental verification and comparison with other traditional models, it is clear that the new model has satisfactory reliability and accuracy in multi‐axial fatigue life prediction.     

Low-cycle fatigue of 1Cr–18Ni–9Ti stainless steel and related weld metal under axial, torsional and 90° out-of-phase loading

The fatigue behaviour of base metal and weld joints of 1Cr–18Ni–9Ti stainless steel has been studied under uniaxial, torsional and 90° out‐of‐phase loading. A significant degree of additional hardening is found for both base metal and weld metal under 90° out‐of‐phase loading. Both base metal and weld metal have the same cyclic stable stress–strain relationship under torsional cyclic loading and 90° out‐of‐phase cyclic loading. Base metal exhibits higher cyclic stress than weld metal under uniaxial loading, and Young's modulus and yield stress of weld metal are smaller than those of base metal. Weld metal exhibited lower fatigue resistance than base metal under uniaxial and torsional loading, but no significant difference was found between the two materials under 90° out‐of‐phase loading. A large scatter of fatigue life is observed for weld metal, perhaps because of heterogeneity of the microstructure. The Wang–Brown (WB) damage parameter and the Fatemi–Socie (FS) damage parameter, both based on the shear critical plane approach, were evaluated relative to the fatigue data obtained.     

Kurzzeitschwingfestigkeit von duktilen Stählen unter mehrachsiger Beanspruchung

Low-Cycle Fatigue of Ductile Steels under Multiaxial Deformations To investigate the fatigue behaviour of cyclically softening and hardening steels under multiaxial elastic-plastic strains, axial strain and shear strain controlled fatigue tests under constant amplitude loading were carried out. S-N curves under axial strain and torsional pure shear as well as under combined axial strain and shear, in and out of phase, were obtained for the cyclically softening tempered steel 30 CrNiMo 8 (similar to AlSI-Type 4340) and the cyclically hardening quenched stainless steel X 10 CrNiTi 189 (AISI-Type 321) in the region of low-cycle fatigue. For both steels, used in the design of vessels, pipings, shafts, etc. the fatigue life to crack initiation is reduced by an out of phase (δ = 90°) shearing of the strained specimens in comparison to the in phase loading. The decrease of fatigue life under out of phase strains is caused by changing direction of principal strains resulting in an interaction of the deformations in all directions of the surface. This interaction is taken into account by a calculation procedure deriving an equivalent strain and predicting the fatigue life under combined strain on the base of S-N curves for unaxial strain.     

Low and high‐cycle fatigue properties of an ultrahigh‐strength TRIP bainitic steel

The scope of this study is to characterize the mechanical properties of a novel Transformation‐Induced Plasticity bainitic steel grade TBC700Y980T. For this purpose, tensile tests are carried out with loading direction 0, 45 and 90° with respect to the L rolling direction. Yield stress is found to be higher than 700 MPa, ultimate tensile strength larger than 1050 MPa and total elongation higher than 15%. Low‐cycle fatigue (LCF) tests are carried out under fully reverse axial strain exploring fatigue lives comprised between 10² and 10⁵ fatigue cycles. The data are used to determine the parameters of the Coffin–Manson as well as the cyclic stress–strain curve. No significant stress‐induced austenite transformation is detected. The high‐cycle fatigue (HCF) behaviour is investigated through load controlled axial tests exploring fatigue tests up to 5 × 10⁶ fatigue cycles at two loading ratios, namely R = ?1 and R = 0. At fatigue lives longer than 2 × 10⁵ cycles, the strain life curve determined from LCF tests tends to greatly underestimate the HCF resistance of the material. Apparently, the HCF behaviour of this material cannot be extrapolated from LCF tests, as different damage, cyclic hardening mechanisms and microstructural conditions are involved. In particular, in the HCF regime, the predominant damage mechanism is nucleation of fatigue cracks in the vicinity of oxide inclusions, whereby mean value and scatter in fatigue limit are directly correlated to the dimension of these inclusions.     

Deformation behaviour,short crack growth and fatigue livesunder multiaxial nonproportional loading

Experimental results of a research project on short crack growth under multiaxial nonproportional loading are presented. Fatigue lives, crack growth curves and the deformation behaviour of hollow tube specimens and notched specimens were investigated under combined tension and torsion loading. The results served as basis for the development of a cyclic plasticity model [Döring R, Hoffmeyer J, Vormwald M, Seeger T. A plasticity model for calculating stress–strain sequences under multiaxial nonproportional cyclic loading. In: Comput Mater Sci. 28(3–4);2003:587–96; Döring R, Hoffmeyer J, Seeger T, Vormwald M. Constitutive modelling of nonproportional hardening, cyclic hardening and ratchetting. In: Proceedings of the seventh international conference on biaxial/multiaxial fatigue and fracture, DVM, Berlin; 2004. p. 291–6; Hoffmeyer J. Anrisslebensdauervorhersage bei mehrachsiger Beanspruchung auf Basis des Kurzrisskonzepts. PhD-Thesis, TU Darmstadt; 2004.] and a short crack model [Hoffmeyer J. Anrisslebensdauervorhersage bei mehrachsiger Beanspruchung auf Basis des Kurzrisskonzepts. PhD-Thesis, TU Darmstadt; 2004; Döring R, Hoffmeyer J, Seeger T, Vormwald M. Fatigue lifetime prediction based on a short crack growth model for multiaxial nonproportional loading. In: Proceedings of the seventh international conference on biaxial and multiaxial fatigue and fracture, DVM, Berlin; 2004. p. 253–8].Stress–strain paths including nonproportional hardening and experimental fatigue lives of the unnotched specimens under different loading cases are discussed and compared with calculations. Load-time-sequences were in-phase, 45° and 90° out-of-phase loading with constant and variable amplitudes, torsion without and with superimposed static normal stress, and strain paths like box, butterfly, diamond and cross path. For the notched specimens fatigue lives under 0° and 90° out-of-phase loading are compared with calculations based on finite element results and the short crack model. During some tests the initiation, growth and orientation of short cracks was studied using the plastic replica technique.     

The fracture of wood under torsional loading

A series of experiments have been carried out on hardwood (red lauan) and softwood (sitka spruce) test pieces using static and cyclic torsional loading under displacement control. Measurements of the applied torque, the corresponding angle of twist and the number of cycles to failure were recorded. It was found that under static torsional loading, the strength of both hardwood and softwood reduced as the grain orientation of the sample to the axis of twist increased from 0° to 90° with a corresponding decrease of elastic modulus. Hardwood is stronger than softwood. In the fatigue test, when the torsional load is plotted against cycle number, the results showed that under displacement control stress relaxation occurs. The S–N curve for softwood has a shallower gradient than that of hardwood, indicating that the torsional strength of softwood is less affected by fatigue loading than hardwood. In both static and cyclic torsional loading tests, the failure mode of hardwood is slow and incomplete, whereas, softwood fails suddenly and completely. The crack growth is along the tangential direction in the hardwood cross-section and in the radial direction in the cross-section.     

MICROSTRUCTURAL EFFECT ON LOW CYCLE FATIGUE BEHAVIOUR IN Ti-ALLOYS UNDER BIAXIAL LOADING

Abstract— Low cycle fatigue tests under axial, torsional and combined axial-torsional loading were conducted using thin-wall tubular specimens of Ti-6A1–4V titanium alloys. Two kinds of alloys with different microstructures, the (α+β) and β alloys, were investigated in fatigue tests at room temperature. When the failure life was correlated with the equivalent plastic strain, the life in axial loading shifted toward the lower life region compared with those in other loading modes in both alloys. Dominant surface cracks propagated in mode I under axial and combined loading in the two alloys. Although growth by the mode II type was predominant under torsional loading, the growth direction of the main crack coincided with the specimen axis in the (α+β) alloy, but the circumferential direction in the β alloy. The cracking morphology depended on the microstructure, especially under the torsional mode of loading, and was simulated successfully by using the proposed model for crack initiation.     

Fatigue damage of medium carbon steel under sequential application of axial and torsional loading

Fatigue tests were conducted on S45C steel under fully reversed strain control conditions with axial/torsional ( at ) and torsional/axial ( ta ) loading sequences. The linear damage value (n₁/N₁+n₂/N₂) was found to depend on the sequence of loading mode ( at or ta ), sequence of strain amplitude (low/high or high/low) and life fraction spent in the first loading. In general, at loading yields larger damage values than ta loading and the low–high sequence of equivalent strain leads to larger damage values than the high–low sequence. The material exhibits cyclic softening under axial cyclic strain. Cyclic hardening occurs in the torsion part of ta loading, which elevates the axial stress in the subsequent loading, causing more damage than in pure axial fatigue at the same strain amplitude. Fatigue life is predicted based on the linear damage rule, the double linear damage rule, the damage curve approach and the plastic work model of Morrow. Results show that overly conservative lives are obtained by these models for at loading while overestimation of life is more likely for ta loading. A modified damage curve method is proposed to account for the load sequence effect, for which predicted lives are found to lie in the factor‐2 scatter band from experimental lives.     

Torsional fatigue with axial constant stress of oligo‐crystalline 316L stainless steel thin wire

A series of symmetric torsional fatigue with axial constant stress tests, a kind of multiaxial fatigue test, was conducted on oligo‐crystalline 316L stainless steel thin wire, which was less than 3.5 grains across diameter of 200 μm. The material presents significant cyclic hardening under symmetric torsion cycling, and hardening is more obvious with the increasing shear strain amplitude. However, symmetric torsional cycle with constant axial stresses tests characterize rapid initial hardening and then gradually softening until fatigue failure. The axial stress has a great effect on torsional fatigue life. Fractography observation shows a mixed failure mode combined torsional fatigue with tensile strain because of axial tensile stress. A newly proposed model with axial stress damage parameter is used to predict the torsional fatigue life with constant axial stress of small scale thin wire.