颗粒和微观结构对Cu/WCp复合材料疲劳裂纹萌生和扩展行为的影响

通过原位扫描电子显微镜(SEM)研究了粉末冶金制备的Cu/WCp复合材料的疲劳裂纹萌生和扩展行为,分析了颗粒和微观结构对Cu/WCp复合材料疲劳裂纹萌生和早期扩展行为的影响。结果表明:疲劳微裂纹萌生于WCp颗粒和基体Cu的界面;微裂纹之间相互连接并形成主裂纹,当主裂纹和颗粒相遇时裂纹沿着颗粒界面扩展。在低应力强度因子幅ΔK区域疲劳小裂纹具有明显的"异常现象",并占据了全寿命的71%左右。疲劳小裂纹的早期扩展阶段易受局部微观结构和颗粒WCp的影响,扩展速率波动性较大,随机性较强;当小裂纹长度超过150μm时,裂纹扩展加快直至试样快速断裂。裂纹偏折、分叉和塑性尾迹降低了疲劳裂纹扩展速率,而颗粒界面脱粘则提高了复合材料的疲劳裂纹扩展速率。通过数值模拟也可以发现颗粒脱粘增大了材料的疲劳扩展驱动力,从而提高了疲劳裂纹扩展速率。     

WC_p含量对粉末冶金Cu/WC_p复合材料疲劳裂纹扩展行为的影响

通过粉末冶金热压烧结法制备高压电触头Cu/WC_p颗粒增强复合材料,研究WC_p颗粒含量(15%和3%,体积分数,下同)对Cu/WC_p复合材料的疲劳裂纹扩展行为的影响,并结合SEM进行断口分析;利用原位SEM疲劳裂纹观测系统原位观察微裂纹萌生,分析颗粒对裂纹扩展路径的影响机制。结果表明:在相同应力强度因子幅(△K)下WC_p含量为15%的Cu/WC_p的疲劳裂纹扩展速率大于WC_p含量为3%的复合材料;颗粒含量的增加并没有提高复合材料的裂纹扩展门槛值△K_(th),这主要是因为颗粒和基体的界面属于弱界面;在疲劳过程中颗粒脱粘形成裂纹源,不同脱牯微裂纹连接长大形成主裂纹是Cu/WC_p颗粒增强复合材料的疲劳损伤形式;当主裂纹尖端和颗粒WC_p相互作用时裂纹基本沿着颗粒界面往前扩展;复合材料的断裂模式从WC_p低含量3%时的颗粒脱粘-裂纹在基体里穿晶断裂,过渡为WC_p高含量15%时颗粒脱粘-基体被撕裂为主。     

沉积颗粒对7N01-T6铝合金疲劳裂纹扩展行为的影响

利用自主设计的实验方法,结合疲劳裂纹扩展速率测试以及断口微观形貌观察研究了R=0.1和R=0.5两种应力比下,石墨和氧化铝沉积颗粒对7N01-T6铝合金疲劳裂纹扩展行为的影响。结果表明:在两种应力比条件下,裂纹扩展Ⅰ、Ⅱ阶段中,合金在石墨颗粒环境下的疲劳裂纹扩展速率均最快。当R=0.5时,在裂纹扩展Ⅰ、Ⅱ阶段,合金在氧化铝颗粒环境下的疲劳裂纹扩展速率最慢。当R=0.1时,在应力强度因子ΔK15 MPa·m~(1/2)阶段,合金在氧化铝颗粒环境下的疲劳裂纹扩展速率最慢,在ΔK=15～30 MPa·m~(1/2)阶段,合金在氧化铝颗粒环境和大气环境下的疲劳裂纹扩展速率相当。石墨颗粒环境下合金疲劳裂纹扩展速率的增加是由于石墨颗粒的润滑作用降低了疲劳卸载过程中的裂纹闭合效应。氧化铝颗粒环境下合金疲劳裂纹扩展速率的降低是由于氧化铝颗粒在断面的沉积增强了疲劳卸载过程中的裂纹闭合效应。     

激光增材制造体育器材用TC4钛合金疲劳裂纹扩展行为研究

目的 揭示应力比对增材制造TC4钛合金疲劳裂纹扩展行为的影响规律。方法 采用紧凑型拉伸试样,在恒载荷幅条件下对激光增材制造TC4钛合金进行了应力比为0.1、0.3和0.5的疲劳裂纹扩展实验,定量评价了不同应力比下合金的疲劳裂纹扩展速率和变化规律。基于Paris公式对裂纹扩展速率进行了拟合,分析了应力比对各参数的影响规律。最后通过扫描电镜对断口表面形貌进行了观察,分析了应力比对断裂模型的影响。结果 在相同的?K条件下,疲劳裂纹扩展速率随着应力比的增大而增大。在Paris公式中,参数C随应力比的增大而减小,参数m随应力比的增大而增大,并且m和lg C呈现线性关系。随应力比的增大,断口表面的河流花样增多、疲劳辉纹变浅、二次裂纹数量增加。结论 应力比引起的裂纹尖端闭合效应和平面应力比变化是导致裂纹扩展速率发生改变的主要原因。     

喷射成形GH738合金的疲劳裂纹扩展行为

进行了不同温度、频率和应力比条件下喷射成形GH738合金紧凑拉伸(CT)试样的疲劳裂纹扩展试验,分析了相应条件下的疲劳裂纹扩展速率及其对疲劳裂纹扩展行为的影响规律。结果表明:随着温度的升高,裂纹扩展速率略有加快;加载频率降低,疲劳裂纹扩展加速;裂纹扩展速率da/d N随应力比R的增大而增大。疲劳断口呈现多裂纹源特征,裂纹稳定扩展为疲劳条带机制。     

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。     

SiC颗粒体积分数对SiCp/Al复合材料疲劳裂纹扩展的影响

本文通过对疲劳裂纹扩展速率的测试和对疲劳裂纹扩展路径及疲劳断口的观察分析,研完了SiC颗粒体积分数对SiCp/Al复合材料疲劳裂纹扩展的影响.结果表明:随着SiC颗粒体积分数的增加,复合材料疲劳裂纹扩展抗力增加,但只有SiC颗粒体积分数为15％时,复合材料的疲劳裂纹扩展抗力才优于基体.      

温度和应力比对航空铝合金疲劳裂纹扩展规律的影响及其机理

针对7475-T761航空铝合金中心开裂(MT)试样进行了不同温度、不同应力比条件下的一系列疲劳裂纹扩展试验,得到了相应试验条件下的疲劳裂纹扩展数据与规律,讨论了应力比、环境温度对疲劳裂纹扩展行为的影响,并利用扫描电镜(SEM)观测分析了疲劳断口。结果表明:7475-T761铝合金疲劳裂纹扩展速率随应力比、温度的增加而增加;消除裂纹闭合效应影响后,相同温度不同应力比下的da/dN-ΔKeff可由同一拟合公式描述;高温时弹性模量和材料抗拉强度的下降以及裂纹表面氧化导致裂纹扩展速率较快;对比不同条件下稳定扩展区疲劳条带宽度验证了试验分析结论。     

液体介质对聚氯乙烯疲劳裂纹扩展的影响

本文研究了环境介质对聚氯乙烯疲劳裂纹扩展的影响。结果表明:1.溶剂可使硬聚氯乙烯的疲劳裂纹扩展速率下降至空气中的1/3—1/10;2.硬聚氯乙烯在溶剂中的疲劳裂纹扩展速率下降的幅度随着其与溶剂之间的溶解度参数差值变小而增大;3.硬聚氯乙烯在溶剂中的疲劳裂纹扩展断口比在空气中的表现出较大的塑性。本文还从液体压力所致裂纹闭合效应和裂纹-银纹应力场这两个方面讨论了环境介质降低硬聚氯乙烯的疲劳裂纹扩展速率的机理。     

用直流电压降法研究高温下GH3230合金的疲劳裂纹扩展行为

采用直流电压降法对GH3230合金进行了高温下的疲劳裂纹扩展试验,分析了温度及应力强度因子对GH3230合金疲劳裂纹扩展速率的影响,并利用扫描电子显微镜对断口进行分析。结果表明：在相同的应力强度因子下,随着温度的升高,合金的裂纹扩展速率增大;温度从750℃升高到850℃时,裂纹扩展速率明显增大,从850℃升高到950℃时,小应力强度因子下的裂纹扩展速率相差不大,随着应力强度因子的增大和温度的升高,裂纹扩展速率的差距增大;观察断口表面可知,在裂纹扩展区和瞬断区,断口表面呈现典型的疲劳辉纹和韧窝特征,随着温度的升高,断口表面的氧化物颗粒增多,裂纹扩展区的疲劳辉纹不明显。     

中碳合金钢双相组织疲劳裂纹扩展的研究

研究了４２ＣｒＭｏ钢亚温淬火及二次淬火两种双相组织的疲劳裂纹扩展行为。结果表明，亚温淬火双相组织可显著提高裂纹萌发生抗力，降低扩展速率；较高的疲劳性能与裂纹尖端闭合应力，断口表面粗糙度以及裂纹扩展路径弯折程度有关。断裂力学分析表明，粗糙度诱发裂纹闭合效应及裂纹路径变折效应是提高裂纹扩展抗力的主要因素，同时得到上述两种效应对裂纹扩展速率影响的表达式。     

Fatigue of 7075-T651 aluminum alloy under constant and variable amplitude loadings

The fatigue crack growth (FCG) behavior of 7075-T651 aluminum alloy was studied under constant and variable amplitude loadings in vacuum, air and 1% NaCl solution. In the study of constant amplitude loading fatigue, the stress ratios were 0.1 and 0.85 and the loading frequency was 10 Hz. In the study of variable amplitude loading fatigue, the load spectrums were tension type and tension–compression type, and the average loading frequency was about 5 Hz. The results of FCG tests, under constant and variable amplitude loadings, validated the unified two parameter driving force model, accounting for the residual stress and stress ratio effects on fatigue crack growth.     

加载历史和裂纹闭合对疲劳裂纹扩展行为影响的数值模拟

采用不同应力比条件下的16MnR钢紧凑拉伸试样,设计了三种有限元分析模型,即不考虑加载历史效应的静态裂纹扩展模型,同时考虑加载历史和裂纹闭合的动态裂纹扩展模型以及仅考虑加载历史的伪动态裂纹扩展模型,对疲劳裂纹闭合过程、裂纹尖端的应力-应变迟滞环、疲劳损伤和裂纹扩展速率进行了数值模拟与分析,进而着重探讨了加载历史和裂纹闭合影响疲劳裂纹扩展行为的交互作用机制。结果表明:对于同类分析模型,应力比越大越不容易产生裂纹闭合;而在应力比相同的情况下,加载历史引起的残余压应力对裂纹闭合有明显的促进作用。裂纹闭合效应阻碍了平均应力的松弛,减小了裂纹尖端附近的应力-应变场强度、疲劳损伤和裂纹扩展速率,而加载历史引起的残余压应力则加快了平均应力的松弛和抑制了棘轮效应。与实验结果比较发现,只有同时考虑了裂纹闭合效应和加载历史影响的动态裂纹扩展模型,才能对疲劳裂纹扩展行为进行准确、定量的模拟。     

Fatigue crack growth of a metastable austenitic stainless steel

The fatigue crack growth behavior of an austenitic metastable stainless steel AISI 301LN in the Paris region is investigated in this work. The fatigue crack growth rate curves are evaluated in terms of different parameters such as the range of stress intensity factor ΔK, the effective stress intensity factor ΔK_eff, and the two driving force parameter proposed by Kujawski K¹.The finite element method is used to calculate the stress intensity factor of the specimens used in this investigation. The new stress intensity factor solution has been proved to be an alternative to explain contradictory results found in the literature.Fatigue crack propagation tests have been carried out on thin sheets with two different microstructural conditions and different load ratios. The influence of microstructural and mechanical variables has been analyzed using different mechanisms proposed in the literature. The influence of the compressive residual stress induced by the martensitic transformation is determined by using a model based on the proposal of McMeeking et al. The analyses demonstrate the necessity of including K_max as a true driving force for the fatigue crack growth. A combined parameter is proposed to explain the effects of different variables on the fatigue crack growth rate curves. It is found that along with residual stresses, the microcracks and microvoids are other factor affecting the fatigue crack growth rate in the steel studied.     

On the fatigue crack growth behaviour of selective laser melting fabricated Inconel 625: Effects of build orientation and stress ratio

The building of Inconel 625 material was carried out using the selective laser melting method, and its fatigue crack growth property at ambient temperature was experimentally investigated. Compact‐tension specimens with different building orientations were utilized to determine the stress intensity factor threshold and fatigue crack growth rate curves at different stress ratios (R). The results indicated that the fatigue crack growth properties in the near threshold stress intensity factor and Paris regions were greatly affected by the loading factor, as well as the orientation of the alloy. The mechanism of fatigue crack growth at different stages was observed and discussed using scanning electron microscopy. Finally, based on the framework of the linear elastic fracture, a new and applicable effective driving force factor range was introduced to replace the traditional stress intensity factor range (ΔK) with good accuracy for all of the fatigue crack growth test data, considering both the stress ratio and orientation.     

TIME-DEPENDENT FATIGUE CRACK GROWTH IN TITANIUM METAL MATRIX COMPOSITES

Abstract The interaction of fatigue and creep in a titanium metal matrix composite was studied by employing loading frequencies of 10 Hz (in both air and vacuum environment) and 0.1 Hz with and without hold times (in air) at 500°C. It was shown that, for the same loading frequency, the crack growth rate is lower in vacuum than in air. In an air environment, however, where the influence of load-related creep and environmental effects exist, it was shown that a decrease in the loading frequency leads to a decrease in the crack growth rate. This behavior is interpreted in terms of the redistribution of fiber and matrix stresses occurring in response to the creep-related relaxation of matrix stresses. The result of this stress redistribution is the generation of a compressive axial residual stress in the matrix phase in the region of the composite ahead of the crack tip. As the crack bridges the fibers in this region, the release of the matrix residual compressive stress leads to the closure of the matrix fractured surfaces at the crack tip, thus leading to a decrease in the crack tip driving force. To support this concept, experimental measurements of the crack opening displacement at different loading frequencies are presented. In addition, a simple model is proposed to describe the nature of the residual stresses developed in the matrix phase during cyclic loading. Results of this model have been examined using finite element analysis. The influence of time-dependent effects during a fatigue cycle was, furthermore, investigated by carrying out high frequency fatigue tests on specimens which have been previously subjected to creep deformation. Results of these tests in terms of the crack growth rate and associated crack closure, support the conclusion that a predeformed matrix produces a decrease in the crack growth rate of the corresponding composite.     

Fatigue crack growth in residual stress fields

A fatigue crack growth (FCG) model for specimens with well-characterized residual stress fields has been studied using experimental analysis and finite element (FE) modeling. The residual stress field was obtained using four point bending tests performed on 7050-T7451 aluminum alloy rectangular specimens and consecutively modeled using the FE method. The experimentally obtained residual stress fields were characterized using a digital image correlation technique and a slitting method, and a good agreement between the experimental residual stress fields and the stress field in the FE model was obtained. The FE FCG models were developed using a linear elastic model, a linear elastic model with crack closure and an elastic–plastic model with crack closure. The crack growth in the FE FCG model was predicted using Paris–Erdogan data obtained from the residual stress free samples, using the Harter T-method for interpolating between different baseline crack growth curves, and using the effective stress intensity factor range and stress ratio. The elastic–plastic model with crack closure effects provides results close to the experimental data for the FCG with positive applied stress ratios reproducing the FCG deceleration in the compressive zone of the residual stress field. However, in the case of a negative stress ratio all models with crack closure effects strongly underestimate the FCG rates, in which case a linear elastic model provides the best fit with the experimental data. The results demonstrate that the negative part of the stress cycle with a fully closed crack contributes to the driving force for the FCG and thus should be accounted for in the fatigue life estimates.     

Fatigue crack growth law of API X80 pipeline steel under various stress ratios based on J‐integral

Load‐controlled three‐point bending fatigue tests were conducted on API X80 pipeline steel to investigate the effects of stress ratio and specimen orientation on the fatigue crack growth behaviour. Because of the high strength and toughness of X80 steel, crack growth rate was measured and plotted versus ΔJ with stress ratio. The fatigue crack length is longer in the transverse direction, whereas the fatigue crack growth rates are nearly the same in different orientations. Finally, a new fatigue crack growth model was proposed. The effective J‐integral range was modified by ΔJ_p in order to correlate crack closure effect due to large‐scale yield of crack tip. The model was proved to fit well for fatigue crack growth rate of API X80 at various stress ratios of R > 0.     

Kurzrisswachstum bei mehrachsig nichtproportionaler Beanspruchung

Short fatigue crack growth under multiaxial nonproportional loading Initiation and short fatigue crack growth have been investigated under nonproportional cyclic loading. A critical plane approach based on fracture mechanics is used for modelling the fatigue process. A Paris‐type crack growth law, formulated using the effective cyclic J‐integral as crack driving force parameter, is integrated to give crack growth curves. Crack opening stresses and strains are calculated with approximation equations. Jiang's plasticity model is used to predict the stress‐strain path. The good agreement between model and real damage evolution is shown comparing experimentally determined crack growth curves, crack orientations, and life curves.     

Effect of tensile overloads on fatigue crack growth of high strength steel wires

Fatigue of the tensile armor wires is the main failure mode of flexible risers. Techniques to increase the life of these components are required to improve the processes safety on oil exploration. This work evaluates the crack growth retardation of high strength steel wires used in flexible pipelines. Fracture toughness tests were performed to establish the level of stress intensity factor wherein the wires present significant plastic deformation at the crack tip. The effect of tensile overload on fatigue behavior was assessed by fatigue crack growth testing under constant ΔK control and different overload ratios with two different load ratios. The outcomes show that the application of controlled overloads provides crack retardation and increases the fatigue life of the wires more than 31%. This behavior is also evident at stress ratio of 0.5, in spite of the crack closure effect being minimized by increasing the applied mean stress.