转向架用SMA490BW钢焊接接头超高周疲劳性能

采用超声疲劳试验方法对SMA490BW钢焊接接头的超高周疲劳性能进行研究,通过X射线应力仪对焊接试样残余应力进行测试,采用扫描电镜对疲劳裂纹的萌生、扩展及疲劳断裂机理进行观察和分析. 结果表明,SMA490BW钢母材的疲劳性能远高于焊接接头,在1 × 108循环周次条件下,接头的疲劳强度为141 MPa,仅为母材的44.2%. 接头裂纹主要萌生于焊趾表面缺陷处,疲劳断裂机理表现为准解理断裂, 并伴有塑性变形痕迹. 焊趾处几何不连续造成的应力集中和焊缝及其附近区域一定的残余拉应力,以及接头各微区组织和性能的不均匀性,是导致焊接接头疲劳性能偏低的主要原因.     

Discrete dislocation plasticity modeling of short cracks in single crystals

The mode-I crack growth behavior of geometrically similar edge-cracked single crystal specimens of varying size subject to both monotonic and cyclic axial loading is analyzed using discrete dislocation dynamics. Plastic deformation is modeled through the motion of edge dislocations in an elastic solid with the lattice resistance to dislocation motion, dislocation nucleation, dislocation interaction with obstacles and dislocation annihilation incorporated through a set of constitutive rules. The fracture properties are specified through an irreversible cohesive relation. Under monotonic loading conditions, with the applied stress below the yield strength of the uncracked specimen, the initiation of crack growth is found to be governed by the mode-I stress intensity factor, calculated from the applied stress, with the value of K_init decreasing slightly with crack size due to the reduction in shielding associated with dislocations near a free surface. Under cyclic loading, the fatigue threshold is ΔK-governed for sufficiently long cracks. Below a critical crack size the value of ΔK_I at the fatigue threshold is found to decrease substantially with crack size and progressive cyclic crack growth occurs even when K_max is less than that required for the initiation of crack crack growth in an elastic solid. The reduction in the fatigue threshold with crack size is associated with a progressive increase in internal stress under cyclic loading. However, for sufficiently small cracks, the dislocation structure generated is sparse and the internal stresses and plastic dissipation associated with this structure alone are not sufficient to drive fatigue crack growth.     

结合S-N曲线和断裂力学的焊接结构疲劳寿命分析

针对焊接结构的疲劳裂纹演化过程,将焊接结构的疲劳寿命定义为裂纹萌生寿命N_i和裂纹扩展寿命N_p之和,提出一种结合S-N曲线和断裂力学理论的疲劳寿命分析方法.采用等效结构应力法和99%下限主S-N曲线计算焊接结构的裂纹萌生寿命,并将这一阶段结束时的裂纹看作为半椭圆表面裂纹.采用Paris裂纹扩展模型和半椭圆表面裂纹应力强度因子ΔK计算裂纹扩展寿命N_p.参照某起重机走行梁的疲劳试验结果进行对比和验证研究.结果表明,等效结构应力可以较好地表征复杂焊接结构的裂纹萌生特性,结合S-N曲线和断裂力学的疲劳寿命计算结果与试验结果具有较好的一致性.     

Fatigue properties of rolled AZ31B magnesium alloy plate

Fatigue strength, crack initiation and propagation behavior of rolled AZ31B magnesium alloy plate were investigated. Axial tension-compression fatigue tests were carried out with cylindrical smooth specimens. Two types of specimens were machined with the loading axis parallel (L-specimen) and perpendicular (T-specimen) to rolling direction. Monotonic compressive 0.2% proof stress, tensile strength and tensile elongation were similar for both specimens. On the other hand, monotonic tensile 0.2% proof stress of the L-specimen was slightly higher than that of the T-specimen. Moreover, monotonic compressive 0.2% proof stresses were lower than tensile ones for both specimens. The fatigue strengths of 107 cycles of the L- and T-specimens were 95 and 85 MPa, respectively. Compared with the monotonic compressive 0.2% proof stresses, the fatigue strengths were higher for both specimens. In other words, the fatigue crack did not initiate and propagate even though deformation twins were formed in compressive stress under the cyclic tension-compression loading. The fatigue crack initiated at early stage of the fatigue life in low cycle regime regardless of specimen direction. The crack growth rate of the L-specimen was slightly lower than of the T-specimen. Consequently, the fatigue lives of the L-specimen were longer than those of the T-specimen in low cycle regime.     

十字接头恒幅和变载荷历程疲劳试验结果及预测

对十字接头分别进行恒辐轴向载荷和变载荷历程疲劳试验,接头疲劳裂纹通常开始发生在焊缝根部,但如果接头变形引起的弯曲应力较大,疲劳裂纹也可能发生在焊缝趾部。本研究试图找出影响焊接接头疲劳寿命各参数之间的相互关系,并利用作者引伸的焊接接头疲劳裂纹起始－扩展模型较精确地预测复杂焊件的疲劳寿命。该模型把疲劳裂纹起始寿命看成是疲劳裂纹萌生,早期生成并聚合成主疲劳裂纹的循环次数,利用应变控制疲劳数据和Ｐａｌｍｇ     

Modeling crack growth from pores under compressive loading with application to metallic glasses

The mechanism of the fatigue-crack growth is essential to understand the fatigue and fracture behavior of bulk metallic glasses (BMGs) and is thus critical to predict the service lifetime of BMGs as potential engineering structural materials. Experiments indicate that fracture under compressive loading exhibits distinct behaviors different from that under tensile loading. A typical compression failure may initiate from micro porosity where cracks propagate in a direction generally parallel to the loading axis. Micromechanical stress analysis shows that pores cause axial tensile microcracks emanating from the pore. A simplified computational model based on the linear elastic fracture mechanics (LEFM) is proposed to investigate crack initiation and subsequent propagation under compressive load, where the effect of crack closure on mode-I fracture is considered. The stable crack length is characterized by a dimensionless fracture-mechanics quantity required to attain the associated crack length. The behavior of crack growth is examined based on the stress-intensity-factor (SIF) calculation, and its dependence on the loading and lateral confinement conditions is discussed.     

Structural Performance of Inconel 625 Superalloy Brazed Joints

The purpose of this work was to investigate tensile and fatigue behaviors of Inconel 625 superalloy brazed joints after transient liquid-phase bonding process. Brazing was performed in a vacuum furnace using a nickel-based filler metal in a form of paste to join wrought Inconel 625 plates. Mechanical tests were carried out on single-lap joints under various lap distance-to-thickness ratios. The fatigue crack initiation and crack growth modes were examined via metallographic analysis, and the effect of local stress on fatigue life was assessed by finite element simulations. The fatigue results show that fatigue strength and endurance limit increase with overlap distance, leading to a relatively large scatter of results. Fatigue cracks nucleated in the high-stressed region of the weld fillets from brittle eutectic phases or from internal brazing cavities. The present work proposes to rationalize the results by using the local stress at the brazing fillet. When using this local stress, all fatigue-obtained results find themselves on a single S-N curve, providing a design curve for any joint configuration in fatigue solicitation.     

2024高强铝合金腐蚀小裂纹行为研究

本文研究了2024-T62高强铝合金在带有腐蚀预损伤的基础上的腐蚀小裂纹行为。小裂纹试验采用单边缺口拉伸试样（SENT）,在试样半圆形缺口根部预制直径大小为100～300μm的单腐蚀坑,然后在3．5％NaCl溶液中进行疲劳小裂纹试验。采用QUESTAR长焦距显微镜与摄像机相结合的QUESTAR—CCD监测腐蚀小裂纹的萌生及扩展情况。试验结果表明,小裂纹绝大多数萌生在缺口根部腐蚀坑位置,并呈半椭圆形的表面裂纹;该材料在R=0.06恒幅载荷下,小裂纹效应不明显;对应可观测到的最小裂纹长度为6～60μm,裂纹起始寿命约占疲劳寿命的15％～25％。     

TC4钛合金薄板激光焊接接头的疲劳寿命及断口分析

研究了TC4钛合金薄板激光焊接接头及母材的疲劳性能,并对其疲劳断口进行了观察.结果表明,接头的疲劳寿命在低应力水平时高于母材,在高应力水平时低于母材.母材疲劳裂纹萌生于试样表面;在裂纹扩展区有平行排列的弯曲的二次裂纹和期间更细的疲劳辉纹,瞬断区为细小的等轴韧窝.焊缝疲劳裂纹起源于表面的气孔,源区有笔直且平行排列的二次裂纹;在裂纹扩展区,断口形貌与组织有关,细晶区为韧窝,在细晶与柱状晶交界处为敞口浅韧窝,柱状晶和粗晶区为晶粒大小的刻面,上有大量的微剪切滑移带,断裂机理为滑移带形成及开裂.     

Fatigue crack initiation for Al-Zn-Mg alloy welded joint

To investigate fatigue crack initiation characteristics of Al-Zn-Mg alloy welded joint, notched specimens were used in fatigue test for the base metal, welding bead and heat affected zone (HAZ). The fatigue fracture surface near the fatigue crack initiation site was observed by scanning electron microscope (SEM). The results show that the differences of fatigue crack initiation life among base metal, welding bead and HAZ are not obvious. Inhomogeneity in microstructure and mechanical performance of HAZ influences the fatigue crack initiation life. The ratio of fatigue crack initiation life (Ni) to fatigue failure life (Nf) for the base metal, welding bead and HAZ of A7N01 aluminium alloy welded joint are 26.32%, 40.21% and 60.67%, respectively. Fatigue crack initiation life can be predicted using a uniform model. Observation of fatigue fracture surfaces shows that for the welding bead a fatigue crack initiates from the smooth surface due to the welding process, the blowhole in HAZ causes fatigue crack and the crushed second phase particles play an important role in fatigue crack initiation for the base metal.     

钛合金自冲铆接头微动磨损机理及疲劳性能

对钛合金同种TA1-TA1（TT）及异种TA1-Al5052（TA）,TA1-H62（TH）自冲铆接头进行疲劳试验,用扫描电子显微镜对断口及微动区进行观测研究其微动磨损机理,并研究下板强度对接头疲劳寿命和失效形式的影响.结果表明,断口裂纹萌生区即为微动磨损区.微动磨损导致微动区亚表面产生微裂纹并逐步扩展为宏观疲劳裂纹导致接头最终失效;微动磨屑在微动磨损过程中主要起减轻磨损作用.总体上TT接头具有最优疲劳性能,疲劳载荷较高时TA接头疲劳性能优异,疲劳载荷较低时TH接头疲劳性能优异.两板强度相当且疲劳载荷较高时失效形式主要为铆钉断裂,疲劳载荷较低时失效形式主要为下板断裂;而下板强度与上板强度相差较大时,疲劳失效形式为下板断裂.     

6061-T6铝合金回填式搅拌摩擦点焊疲劳性能分析

对6061-T6铝合金点焊接头进行单点疲劳试验,确定6061-T6铝合金回填式搅拌摩擦点焊的疲劳断裂原因,得出6061-T6铝合金的S-N曲线以及条件疲劳极限.通过对载荷水平为1.5 kN的6061-T6 RFSSW疲劳试样进行金相分析以及断口扫描分析,得到了6061-T6铝合金疲劳断裂原因以及疲劳断口特征.结果表明,6061-T6点焊接头中的钩状缺陷和上下板结合处缺口尖端的应力集中是造成疲劳破坏的主要原因,疲劳裂纹始于上下板搭接处焊点的钩状缺陷外边缘,即缺口尖端处;在焊接过程中,应通过优化工艺参数尽量减小钩状缺陷的尺寸以及降低缺口处的应力集中,从而提高焊点的疲劳寿命.     

Fatigue lives of friction stir spot welds in aluminum 6061-T6 sheets

The fatigue lives of friction stir spot welds in aluminum 6061-T6 lap-shear specimens under cyclic loading conditions are investigated in this paper. The paths of fatigue cracks near friction stir spot welds in lap-shear specimens are first examined. The experimental observations suggest that under cyclic loading conditions, the fatigue crack is initiated near the possible original notch tip in the stir zone and propagates along the circumference of the nugget, then through the sheet thickness and finally grows in the width direction to cause final fracture. A fatigue crack growth model based on the Paris law for crack propagation and the local stress intensity factors for kinked cracks is then adopted to predict the fatigue lives of friction stir spot welds. The global and local stress intensity factors are used to estimate the local stress intensity factors of kinked cracks with experimentally determined kink angles. The results indicate that the fatigue life predictions based on the Paris law and the local stress intensity factors as functions of the kink length agree well with the experimental results.     

气孔对铝合金焊接接头超长疲劳寿命的影响

采用超声疲劳试验方法对铝合金5052-H32焊接接头进行疲劳试验,研究其在超长寿命区间(107~109周次)的疲劳强度及失效机理.结果表明,相同疲劳寿命下焊接接头疲劳强度较母材下降了73.3%,在超高周疲劳区间仍然会发生疲劳破坏;断口观察发现焊接缺陷(气孔)是诱发疲劳裂纹萌生的主要原因.为揭示焊接缺陷对焊接接头疲劳裂纹萌生及扩展的影响,采用有限元技术分析了气孔对应力集中系数和裂纹尖端应力强度因子的影响.最后讨论了焊接缺陷对疲劳寿命的影响机制及裂纹扩展特性.     

疲劳载荷下P／M Rene95合金中夹杂物的微观行为研究

采用人工植入Al2O3夹杂的试样，通过SEM下的原位试验，动态跟踪及分析了拉－拉疲劳载荷下P／M Rene95合金中表面或近表面夹杂物的微观行为。结果表明：在所研究的夹杂物的尺度范围内，载荷波形对夹杂物的微观力学行为有很大影响。在三角波加载条件下，虽然夹杂物／基体界面更易萌生裂纹，但表面或近表面夹杂物对试样的断裂影响较小；在正弦波载荷条件下，疲劳裂纹的萌生、扩展及试样的断裂均与表面或近表面夹杂物的基本特性有关。而且，降低正弦波加载时的应力幅值可大大提高夹杂物／基体界面疲劳裂纹的萌生寿命。     

Crack Repair in Aerospace Aluminum Alloy Panels by Cold Spray

The cold-spray process has recently been recognized as a very useful tool for repairing metallic sheets, achieving desired adhesion strengths when employing optimal combinations of material process parameters. We present herein the possibility of repairing cracks in aluminum sheets by cold spray. A 2099 aluminum alloy panel with a surface 30° V notch was repaired by cold spraying of 2198 and 7075 aluminum alloy powders. The crack behavior of V-notched sheets subjected to bending loading was studied by finite-element modeling (FEM) and mechanical experiments. The simulations and mechanical results showed good agreement, revealing a remarkable K factor reduction, and a consequent reduction in crack nucleation and growth velocity. The results enable prediction of the failure initiation locus in the case of repaired panels subjected to bending loading and deformation. The stress concentration was quantified to show how the residual stress field and failure are affected by the mechanical properties of the sprayed materials and by the geometrical and mechanical properties of the interface. It was demonstrated that the crack resistance increases more than sevenfold in the case of repair using AA2198 and that cold-spray repair can contribute to increased global fatigue life of cracked structures.     

Fatigue mechanics of WC–Co cemented carbides

The fracture and fatigue behavior of a fine-grained WC–10 wt% Co hardmetal is investigated. Mechanical characterization included flexural strength and fracture toughness as well as fatigue limit and fatigue crack growth (FCG) behavior under monotonic and cyclic loads, respectively. Considering that fatigue lifetime of cemented carbides is given by subcritical crack growth of preexisting defects, a linear elastic fracture mechanics (LEFM) approach is attempted to assess fatigue life–FCG relationships for these materials. Following the experimental finding of an extremely high dependence of FCG rates on the applied stress intensity for the hardmetal studied, the LEFM analysis is concentrated, from a practical design viewpoint, on addressing the fatigue limit–FCG threshold correlation under infinite fatigue life conditions. Thus, fatigue limit associated with natural flaws is estimated from FCG threshold experimentally determined for large cracks under the assumptions that (1) similitude on the FCG behavior of small and large cracks applies for cemented carbides, and (2) critical flaws are the same, in terms of nature, geometry and size, under monotonic and cyclic loading. The reliability of this fatigue mechanics approach is sustained through the excellent agreement observed between estimated and experimentally determined values for the fatigue limit under the different load ratios investigated.     

Effect of corrosive environment on the fatigue crack initiation and propagation behavior of Al 5454-H32

Fatigue behavior of aluminum alloy 5454- H32 was studied under laboratory air and 3 % NaCl solution environment using smooth cylindrical and notched plate specimens. Presence of 3 % NaCl environment during fatigue loading drastically reduced alloy fatigue life. The deleterious effect was pronounced in both types of specimens in the long- life regions, where the fatigue lives were lowered by as much as a factor of 10. However, the sharply notched specimens showed only a modest reduction in fatigue life in corrosive environment. The severe influence of the corrosive environment in the long- life (low- stress) regime cannot be explained merely by the early initiation of the fatigue crack from surface pits; the environmental contribution in the early crack growth regime must also be considered an important factor. Fracture surface studies revealed extensive pitting and some secondary cracking in the crack initiation region. It was shown that lowered fatigue life in Al 5454- H32 occurs by early initiation of fatigue cracks from surface pits. In addition, a corrosion pitting and secondary cracking process may be operative in the small crack growth region. This could have enhanced the early crack growth rate and thus contributed to the lower fatigue life in the long- cycle region.     

海洋柔性立管用钢的疲劳断裂行为

采用GPS100高频疲劳试验机研究了海洋柔性立管用钢在温轧工艺下的疲劳断裂行为。结果表明,海洋柔性立管用钢疲劳寿命随加载应力幅的升高而不断下降;疲劳裂纹产生于试样表面,裂纹源区可见变形带及河流花样,裂纹扩展区存在大量二次裂纹,瞬断区疲劳裂纹呈韧性断裂特征。在疲劳裂纹扩展过程中,裂纹的扩展能力因大角度晶界的铁素体和高强度贝氏体的相互作用而受到限制,同时在晶界处形成的二次裂纹同样可减缓扩展速率,达到提高疲劳寿命的效果。     

LOW CYCLE FATIGUE BEHAVIOR OF AZ91HP ALLOY IN AS HIGH PRESSURE DIE CASTING

1. IntroductionDue to comparable strength and price, and lower density, magnesium alloys are replacing aluminum alloys as construction materials, especially ill automobile illdustry. N()wadays, the amount of magnesium for die-casting, 70% of which will be using ill the c;trproduction, is increasing with an average rate of 15% in the world, 30% in Nortll Anleri(.aand 60% in Europe[1--5] each year.Ogarevic and Stephensl6] indicated that a significant amount of stress--life (S-N) 1behavior data…