Fatigue Crack Growth under Variable Amplitude Loading

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Fatigue Crack Growth under Variable Amplitude LoadingProceedings of the Third International Spring Meeting of the French Metallurgical Society held in Paris, France, June 1988. Edited by J. Petit, D.L.Davidson, S. Suresh, and P.Rabbe. Elsevier Applied Science, London (1988) 397 pp., $45.00     

Experimental Study of Crack Growth in a Bimetal Under Fatigue and Fatigue-Creep Conditions

Fatigue and fatigue-creep crack growth rate in a bimetal of continuous caster rolls for different loading frequencies and waveforms is investigated with the use of stress, deformation and energy criteria of fracture mechanics.     

Influence of Stress Ratio and Loading Condition on Near-threshold Fatigue Crack Growth Behaviour

Near-threshold fatigue crack propagation behaviour of a cold-worked copper tested with distinct fa-tigue testing systems under different stress ratios has been investigated.The emphasis was placed onthe evaluation of crack closure effect as well as the effective fatigue threshold,It was found that thefatigue threshold for R=0 is higher than those for R=-1 and R=0.4,for which almost the samethreshold value was derived.Compared with the conventional closure evaluation method,the pro-posed new closure evaluation method can generally interpret the dependence of the fatigue thresh-old on stress ratio and loading condition,and leads to a higher and relatively constant effective fa-tigue threshold of about 3 MPa·m~(1/2) for the cold-worked copper at different stress ratios andloading conditions.     

Short Fatigue Crack Behavior of LZ50 Axle Steel Under Rotating-Bending Cyclic Loading

Strength of Materials - The short fatigue short crack replica tests using LZ50 axle steel hourglass-shaped specimens of were carried out under rotating-bending cyclic load. Seven sets of effective...     

Acoustic Emission Monitoring the Fatigue Crack Growth in SM50B-Zc Steel

The acoustic emission(AE)characteristicsfrom the fatigue crack propagation in SM50B-Zcsteel were strongly affected by the environment me-dium.The AE feature from the fatigue process bothin air and in 3.5% NaCl aqueous solution mani-fested a periodicity which indicated the fatigue ex-tension was discontinuous.The fatigue striationand secondary cracking were the main AE sourcesduring the fatigue crack growth in air.In contrast,AE during the fatigue crack propagation in 3.5%NaCl solution was released from the intergranularfracture and quasicleavage cracking.     

New Concept on Fatigue Crack Growth Characteristics under Combined Stress Conditions

Using thin walled cylindrical specimens subjected cyclic tension and torsion, fatigue crack growth tests under combined stress conditions were carried out. The characteristics of the fatigue crack growth rate (FCGR) and morphology of the fatigue crack were identified.By comparing the experimental results with the results of finite element analyses, it was found that the experimental characteristics of FCGR were related to fatigue damage accumulation before initial crack growth. Damage mechanics approach is indispensable to characterize the fatigue crack growth under combined stress conditions.     

热交变载荷下10%Cr耐热钢蠕变疲劳裂纹萌生特征

为调节新能源间歇式发电模式所带来的弊端,需要使用火力发电厂调峰稳定电网波动。调峰过程中机组频繁启停,加剧高温部件的疲劳蠕变损伤。通过分析现有寿命模型描述温度交变载荷下汽轮机转子钢性能的不足,提出预载荷实验方案。且以预载荷实验数据为基础,优化现有寿命预测模型。通过模拟交变温度下的临近工况实验,对比应力应变关系和疲劳蠕变寿命,对所优化的寿命模型进行了评估。     

Creep Crack Growth in Polyethylene Under Combined Mode I and Mode II Loading

Creep crack growth characteristics under various combined mode I and mode II loadings were studied using the compact tension shear (CTS) specimens of polyethylene. Creep crack growth rates da/dtunder combined mode I and mode II loading can be correlated with a single effective stress intensity factor K _Ieffderived from the combined — mode fracture toughness envelope. The steady state or constant crack growth rates which occupy the significant part of creep failure life increase with the increasing initial effective stress intensity factor.     

P92钢蠕变-疲劳交互作用下的裂纹扩展行为EI北大核心CSCD

在630℃下,对P92钢进行应力控制下的蠕变-疲劳交互作用实验,研究P92钢高温蠕变-疲劳交互作用下的裂纹扩展行为,并结合断口形貌分析蠕变-疲劳裂纹扩展的机理以及a-N曲线的转折点含义。结果表明:P92钢在蠕变-疲劳交互作用下的断裂属于蠕变韧性断裂,应该用(C_t)_(avg)作为裂纹扩展的断裂参量;P92钢在蠕变-疲劳交互条件下,试样的断口主要表现为蠕变孔洞以及微裂纹。此外,发现a-lg(N_i/N_f)曲线以及(da-dN)-N曲线中的拐点,分别对应蠕变-疲劳裂纹萌生区向扩展区转变周次以及扩展区向瞬断区转变的周次。     

Fracture Toughness and Creep Crack Growth in Polypropylene Under Combined Modes I and II Loading

Fracture toughness and creep crack growth characteristics under combined mode I and II loadings were studied using the compact tension shear (CTS) specimens of polypropylene. The K _I - K _II envelope for crack initiation was obtained under various combined mode loadings. The creep crack growth rates da/dt under combined mode I and mode II loadings can be correlated with a single effective stress intensity factor K _Ieff based on the combined mode fracture envelope.     

Effects of Loading Waveform and Stress Field on High Temperature Fatigue Crack Growth of Alloy 718

High temperature fatigue in nickel‐base superalloys for aero‐engine applications requires consideration of cycle‐ and time‐dependent phenomena. For waveforms with dwells and/or low frequencies crack growth rates may be significantly accelerated up to the point of fully time‐dependent crack growth. In the paper, the interaction of fatigue (cycle‐dependent) and dwell (time‐dependent) crack growth is addressed using a broad database for IN 718 tested at 600°C. Waveforms with dwells at as well as below maximum load levels are applied to standard CT and CC specimens and blunt notched specimens. It is demonstrated that both the level of dwells with respect to the maximum load level within a cycle as well as the specific conditions at the notch root considerably affect the significance of dwells for fatigue crack growth.     

Fatigue Crack Growth in a Solid Circular Shaft Under Fully Reversed Rotating Bending

The axle of a load train failed after 5.37?×?10⁶ cycles from its service. Macro-fractography showed clearly the fatigue fracture. The stress distribution in the shaft revealed that the maximum alternating stress was considerably less than the material modified fatigue limit obtained at 10⁷ cycles from the S?CN diagram. Micro-fractography reported from the metallurgical laboratory proved the existence of a surface flaw. Ultimately, fatigue crack growth simulation was performed based on the simple Paris?CErdogan model for estimating the fatigue life of the defective axle. The results showed that the actual life of the axle could be satisfactorily predicted by means of the Paris?CErdogan model.     

A State-Space Model of Fatigue Crack Growth

This paper proposes a nonlinear dynamic model of fatigue crack growth in the state-space setting based on the crack closure concept under cyclic stress excitation of variable amplitude and random loading. The model state variables are the crack length and the crack opening stress. The state-space model is capable of capturing the effects of stress overload and underload on crack retardation and acceleration, and the model predictions are in fair agreement with experimental data on the 7075-T6 aluminum alloy. Furthermore, the state-space model recursively computes the crack opening stress via a simple functional relationship and does not require a stacked array of peaks and valleys of stress history for its execution; therefore, savings in both computation time and memory requirement are significant. As such, the state space model is suitable for real-time damage monitoring and control in operating machinery. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

疲劳载荷下工业纯铁表面与内部裂纹长度的研究初探

疲劳裂纹扩展试验中,采用表面裂纹长度作为疲劳裂纹长度进行疲劳裂纹扩展计算和疲劳裂纹扩展模型建立的过程中,会导致计算的最终结果和模型产生一定的误差。对工业纯铁板材试样进行疲劳裂纹扩展试验,分析疲劳裂纹扩展过程中裂纹长度与裂纹扩展速率的关系,以及对疲劳裂纹扩展断口形貌特征进行观察。结果表明,上述2种方法均可来确定表面裂纹长度和内部裂纹长度之间的关系。     

Acoustic Emission Characterization of Failure Modes in GFRP Laminates Under Mode I Delamination

In order to design structural components using composite materials a deep understanding of the material behaviour and its failure mechanisms is necessary. To create a better understanding of the initiation, growth and interaction of the different types of damage, damage monitoring during mechanical loading is very important. To this direction, AE is a powerful non destructive technique for real time monitoring of damage development in materials and structures which has been used successfully for the identification of damage mechanisms in composite structures under quasi static and dynamic-cycle loading. In this present work, pure resin plate and GFRP composite laminates with stacking sequence of [0⁰]₆, are fabricated using Hand lay-up method. During the layup a Teflon tape of width 45 mm is kept in the mid plane of the laminate which serves as an initiator for delamination during loading. As per ASTM STD D5528 01 DCB (Double Cantilever Beam) specimens are cut out from the laminates and are subjected to tensile test in the transverse direction along with acoustic emission monitoring. While loading, Markings are made on the sides of the specimen to track the crack front using a magnifying lens. Parametric analysis is performed on the AE data obtained during crack propagation to discriminate the failure modes. Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) enabled the calculation of frequency content of each damage mechanism. Further STFFT analysis is performed on a portion of the waveforms representing the dominant frequency content pertaining to each damage mechanism.