A new methodology for predicting crack initiation life for rolling contact fatigue based on dislocation and crack propagation

A new methodology for predicting crack initiation life is presented and validated experimentally. The methodology considers that the total fatigue life is the summation of crack initiation life and crack propagation life, since fatigue failures are due to crack initiation and crack propagation. It has been established that the crack propagation life can be estimated based on a modified Paris’ law when the size of crack is larger than a certain value. However, there has been no verified method for estimating the crack initiation life with good accuracy. The proposed methodology for predicting the crack initiation life is based on a dislocation model, and the constants for the model are determined by the crack initiation lives obtained by a new approach. This new approach determines the crack initiation life by subtracting the predicted crack propagation life from the experimentally obtained total fatigue life. The developed crack initiation life model is combined with a crack propagation life model for the prediction of fatigue life. It is noted that the standard deviation in the ratios of experimental life to predicted life by the developed fatigue life model is only 14% of that by the International Standard.     

BGA结构无铅微焊点的低周疲劳行为研究

基于塑性应变能密度概念提出微焊点低周疲劳裂纹萌生、扩展和寿命预测模型,阐明其与连续介质损伤力学的联系,评估应力三轴度对预测模型的影响,并通过试验和数值计算相结合的方法确定出微米尺度球栅阵列(Ball grid array,BGA)结构单颗Sn3.0Ag0.5Cu无铅焊点(高度为500～100 μm,焊盘直径为480 μm)疲劳裂纹萌生和扩展模型中的相关常数。研究结果表明,疲劳裂纹萌生和扩展循环数与每个循环所产生的塑性应变能密度均呈幂函数关系;应力三轴度会影响疲劳裂纹扩展速率,并最终影响焊点的疲劳寿命;应力三轴度与加载方式有关,拉伸载荷下焊点的应力应变行为受异种材料界面和封装结构力学约束作用的影响,应力三轴度随焊点高度降低而明显升高;而剪切载荷作用下焊点中的力学约束十分有限,焊点高度变化对应力三轴度的影响非常小;测得的高度为100 μm焊点的疲劳裂纹扩展相关常数可以很好地用于预测其他不同高度焊点的疲劳寿命,表明所提出的预测模型可以有效地减小由几何结构和体积变化造成的塑性应变能集中现象对焊点疲劳寿命的影响。     

Ti-6Al-4V燕尾榫结构微动疲劳裂纹萌生及扩展行为研究

针对Ti-6Al-4V钛合金燕尾榫连接结构在不同载荷下的微动疲劳现象,采用榫形微动疲劳试验进行研究,并对裂纹萌生扩展、微动磨损及断口进行分析。结果表明,微动疲劳使构件疲劳寿命显著降低约70%;疲劳载荷对微动裂纹扩展的影响比对裂纹萌生的影响更大;微动疲劳裂纹起始于接触面边缘,与接触表面约成45°角,裂纹扩展到60~150μm后转向与接触表面垂直;微动疲劳断口形貌表面在微动磨损区具有多个裂纹源点,但只有一个主裂纹形成。     

含夹杂物轴承钢中裂纹的萌生与扩展

针对轴承钢中夹杂物周围应力集中导致的疲劳剥落,建立了一种结合连续损伤力学的内聚力模型,用于模拟滚动接触循环加载下的裂纹萌生与扩展。基于内聚力模型的损伤起始准则和损伤演化规律,利用VUMAT子程序结合连续损伤力学构造了新的损伤演化方式,实现循环加载下的损伤累积,建立了基于内聚力模型的疲劳损伤累积失效模型,对含夹杂物模型的疲劳裂纹萌生与扩展进行了模拟,并研究了载荷条件和接触区摩擦因数对裂纹萌生与扩展以及疲劳寿命的影响。研究结果揭示了微观裂纹的萌生与扩展过程,为认识滚动接触疲劳提供了基础。     

随机超载下疲劳裂纹扩展的模拟计算

采用蒙特卡罗法对随机超载作用下的疲劳裂纹扩展进行模拟计算。载荷谱为在基本循环载荷基础上加入一以泊松流发生的随机超载序列．超载的大小为均匀分布。相邻两次超载发生的时间间隔通过一系列相互独立、服从指数分布的随机数进行模拟。采用Wheeler模型考虑超载的迟滞效应，计算出每一载荷循环的裂纹扩展量。由此模拟出裂纹从初始长度一直到疲劳破坏的扩展曲线。通过大量样本的模拟计算，获得随机超载作用下疲劳裂纹扩展寿命的平均值与标准差。最后研究超载发生强度和大小对疲劳裂纹扩展寿命的影响。     

Fretting fatigue of single crystal nickel at 600 °C

An experimental setup has been developed to conduct fretting fatigue tests at 610 °C and fretting fatigue lives are characterized for the contacting pair of IN100 and single crystal nickel subjected to a range of loading conditions. A well characterized set of experiments have been conducted to obtain the friction coefficient in the slip zone. A robust quasi-analytical approach, based on solution to singular integral equations, has been used to analyze the contact stresses. Different multi-axial fatigue parameters have been investigated for their ability to predict the initiation life of the specimens. An estimation of crack propagation life was made using conventional fracture mechanics approaches, after making certain assumptions to simplify the problem. Total life was predicted using nucleation life from different parameters and propagation life from conventional fracture mechanics approach. These predicted lives were compared with experimentally observed failure lives. The quality of the comparison provides confidence in the notion that conventional life prediction tools can be used to assess fretting fatigue at elevated temperatures.     

基于随机有限元法的结构经济寿命分析

基于随机有限元,将材料和载荷等影响结构疲劳寿命的不确定因素视为随机变量,分别对结构的裂纹形成寿命和裂纹扩展寿命进行可靠性分析.将结构的疲劳寿命看成由裂纹形成寿命和裂纹扩展寿命组成的串联系统,并由此确定结构的检修周期.通过随机有限元得到的分析结果与Monte Carlo模拟结果的比较,表明此方法能给出合理的结构检修周期,具有较强的适用性.     

Effect of oil environments on the initiation of fatigue cracks and propagation of small cracks in plain carbon steel specimens

In fatigue tests of plain carbon steel specimens in air, fatigue life is taken up mainly by the life in which a crack propagates from its initial size up to about 1 mm. This means that the behaviour of a small crack in the oil environment must be known in order to evaluate the effect of oils on fatigue life. In this paper, using a series of base oils of different viscosity grades, the effects of oils on fatigue damage are investigated in rotating bending fatigue tests of annealed 0.34% carbon steel plain specimens. Successive detailed observations of the specimen surface are made in order to study the fatigue processes of micro-crack initiation and small crack propagation. The physical background of the effect of oil environments on fatigue behaviour is shown, and a method for predicting fatigue life in oil environments is discussed.     

钢丝微动疲劳裂纹萌生寿命预测研究*

钢丝微动疲劳过程中,钢丝裂纹萌生特性直接影响其裂纹扩展特性,进而制约钢丝微动疲劳寿命,因此开展钢丝微动疲劳裂纹萌生寿命预测研究具有重要意义。基于有限元法、摩擦学理论和断裂力学理论,运用Smith-Watson-Topper（SWT）多轴疲劳寿命准则建立考虑磨损的钢丝微动疲劳裂纹萌生寿命预测模型,基于多种不同的钢丝疲劳参数估算方法对钢丝的微动疲劳裂纹萌生寿命进行了预测,并探究接触载荷、疲劳载荷、交叉角度及钢丝直径等微动疲劳参数对钢丝微动疲劳裂纹萌生寿命的影响规律。结果表明：基于中值法的预测结果最接近实际值;在微动疲劳过程中,钢丝微动疲劳裂纹萌生寿命主要与接触载荷和疲劳载荷相关。通过引入微动损伤参数建立简化的适用于钢丝绳的钢丝微动疲劳裂纹萌生寿命预测模型,通过与考虑磨损的预测模型计算结果进行对比验证了该模型的准确性。     

冷胀提高6005铝合金疲劳寿命的机理

针对冷胀对6005铝合金疲劳裂纹产生和扩展的影响,用单边预切口试样研究了含缺陷结构冷胀后的疲劳寿命,分析了不同情况下新裂纹产生的循环数;并用ANSYS软件进行了数值模拟,确定冷胀产生的残余应力场和塑性区及在不同参数下冷胀度对其的影响.结果表明:孔径和冷胀度对最大残余压应力值影响不大,都在材料屈服强度1～1.1倍的限定范围内,而冷胀度对塑性变形区和残余压应力区大小的影响则非常显著.     

循环压载下缺口旁疲劳裂纹扩展

对承受循环压载的缺口试件的疲劳问题进行了试验和理论研究。结果表明，疲劳裂纹是在残余拉应力和循环压应力作用下萌生和扩展的，压塑性变形是裂纹萌生和扩展和扩展的必要条件。循环压载下仍存在着裂纹张开和裂纹闭合，其机理与拉伸循环下不同。以试验中采用的ＬＹ１２ＣＡ材料边缺口试件为例，提出了考虑裂纹闭合效应的扩展率计算模型，结果与试验吻合得较好。     

考虑残余应力的螺旋锥齿轮接触疲劳裂纹萌生-扩展寿命计算方法研究

考虑渗碳、磨齿、喷丸等工艺产生的齿面残余应力,建立齿面接触应力与残余应力的复合应力场,提出一种螺旋锥齿轮接触疲劳裂纹萌生-扩展寿命计算方法。构建齿轮有限元接触分析模型,计算多轴交变接触应力场。考虑空间螺旋曲面残余应力分布的复杂性,将变曲率齿面离散为网状节点;测量各节点表面与次表面的残余应力,建立齿面残余应力场。基于Dang Van多轴疲劳准则,构建齿面裂纹萌生模型;计及残余应力与裂纹闭合效应,构建齿面裂纹扩展模型。计算复合应力场下齿轮接触疲劳寿命,研究残余应力对齿面裂纹萌生-扩展寿命的影响规律。结果发现：复杂齿面空间变曲率会影响喷丸等工艺产生的残余应力分布,中心区域的残余压应力高出齿面边缘区域约20%;复合应力场下齿面裂纹萌生位置与寿命主要取决于接触应力,残余应力会改变齿面节点平均应力进而影响疲劳寿命;齿面裂纹扩展寿命约占全寿命的10%,表征齿轮接触疲劳快速失效至迅速断裂。上述研究对于高性能齿轮传动的长寿命、高可靠性设计具有一定的参考价值。     

辗轧工序对车轮摩擦磨损和接触疲劳性能的影响

为研究辗轧工序对车轮使用性能的影响,选择经辗轧工序成形和直接钢水浇筑成形的2种车轮材料,利用GPM-30试验机开展摩擦磨损和接触疲劳性能研究,采用光学显微镜、扫描电子显微镜、ASPEX分析仪、EBSD分析2种车轮材料在不同接触应力状态下摩擦磨损和接触疲劳裂纹萌生扩展行为。结果表明:辗轧工序能够有效地细化车轮材料晶粒,减小珠光体片层间距,从而改善车轮微观组织,减少不均匀塑性变形,抑制裂纹的萌生和扩展,减少磨损量,延长接触疲劳寿命;同时发现夹杂物的形态影响接触疲劳试验亚表面裂纹的萌生。     

Life estimation of Ti-6Al-4V specimens subjected to fretting fatigue and effect of surface treatments

Suitability of different multi-axial parameters in predicting fretting fatigue life of Ti-6Al-4V specimens has been investigated. Ameliorating effect of surface treatments on fretting fatigue has been studied. In simple uni-axial/multi-axial fatigue tests, nucleation as well as propagation of cracks occur under the influence of identical stresses. Hence nucleation accounts for most of the total life. Fretting fatigue crack nucleation occurs due to very large contact stresses, effect of which is felt only close to the surface (due to steep gradients). Propagation mostly occurs due to lower stresses in the bulk of the material (negligible influence of contact tractions) and forms a significant portion of total life. Total life has to be taken as sum of initiation life calculated from different multi-axial fatigue parameters and propagation life from conventional fracture mechanics approach. Steep stress gradients necessitate the adoption of a statistics based approach to predict the crack initiation life, based on an assumed distribution of flaws. The quality of comparison between predicted and experimentally observed failure lives provides confidence in the notion that conventional fatigue life prediction tools can be used to assess fretting fatigue failure. Effect of surface treatments like shot-peening with or without additional surface coatings on total life of the specimen and on friction coefficient has been studied.     

超声疲劳裂纹扩展与摩擦生热研究

在高频循环载荷作用下,材料疲劳裂纹的萌生与扩展过程伴随着明显的温度变化,该温度变化反映材料内部结构的损伤特征。通过20 kHz的超声疲劳试验,研究一种碳锰钢在超高周疲劳加载条件下的内部疲劳裂纹萌生与扩展过程中温度的演化过程。通过对该材料在疲劳损伤过程中,内部裂纹间的摩擦生热机理分析,从微观角度出发,结合分形理论,建立内部裂纹微观结构的摩擦模型,数值模拟超声疲劳过程中材料内部疲劳裂纹面间的摩擦生热情况,并定量地计算该过程中由裂纹间摩擦所导致的温度上升,将模拟结果与试验结果进行比较。探究高频疲劳载荷下微裂纹扩展与摩擦生热的关系,并结合超高周疲劳裂纹扩展公式,建立超声疲劳过程中的裂纹扩展与裂纹面温度演化关系的模型。     

Discrepancies of fatigue crack growth behaviour of API X65 steel

This paper discusses the fatigue life behaviour of the API X65 steel tested under constant amplitude loading in ambient temperature. The influence of repeated loading at a particular stress ratio would favour the initiation of fatigue cracks that would consequently affect the fatigue crack growth. The main objective of this paper is to evaluate the load ratio effects on fatigue crack growth rate, taking into account their statistical characteristics. The fatigue crack growth test was carried out using compact-tension specimen at different load ratios of 0.1, 0.4 and 0.7. The experimental results showed the crack growth rate was dependent on the applied load. It was observed that the load ratio effect was less significant in stable crack growth regions. The result was consistent with the multiple regression test obtained by the least square method at a significance level of 0.05. The empirical model of Paris and Walker was utilised to evaluate the effects of load ratio on the fatigue crack growth rates. The approximation of fatigue life lies between 10-25 % of error using conservative model and 6 % error using the Walker model. The experimental data was scattered within a factor-of-2 correlation line suggesting that the accuracy of the experimental data towards the estimated values was high.     

Fretting fatigue behaviour of Ti–6Al–4V alloy under plane bending stress and contact stress

Fretting fatigue tests for Ti–6Al–4 V alloy were conducted by use of the plate fatigue specimen with bolt-tightened shoe on both sides of the plate. It was clarified that the repeated bending stress at the contact area where fretting fatigue failure starts linearly decreased as stress over the contact area increased. Fretting fatigue crack starts from the pit where stress concentrate. The pit initiates when fretting debris were removed from the surface striation formed due to the contact slip movement. The fretting fatigue crack initiation mode was transgranular, while the fretting fatigue crack propagation mode was striation.     

Characterisation of fretting fatigue damage using synchrotron X-ray micro-tomography

The fretting fatigue damage of mechanical joints is studied experimentally by considering the following scenario: first, the crack nucleation in the joint is investigated via fretting tests. Second, the propagation of the fretting cracks under cyclic uniaxial tensile loading is carried out and analysed. Synchrotron radiation X-ray micro-tomography is used to image for the very first time the three-dimensional shape of the initial fretting cracks as well as that of the propagating cracks at different stages of the fatigue life, thanks to a dedicated set-up. This technique brings new experimental data on the influence of the local microstructure on fretting fatigue damage, initiation and growth.     

预滚压对含缺陷轮轨材料滚动接触疲劳性能的影响

对含缺陷的未预滚压和预滚压车轮钢试样分别进行滚动接触疲劳试验,观察表面缺陷的形貌变化过程,分析预滚压和缺陷尺寸对轮轨材料滚动接触疲劳性能的影响。通过有限元方法分析缺陷附近材料的应力状态,通过多轴疲劳模型分析缺陷尺寸对滚动接触疲劳裂纹萌生规律的影响。试验结果表明:由于表层材料的塑性变形,未滚压车轮试样的缺陷尺寸随滚动周次的增加而减小;超过一定周次后,由于塑性变形不再累积,缺陷尺寸基本保持不变;预滚压处理通过减小表层材料的塑性变形,可抑制缺陷尺寸的减小,从而降低车轮试样的疲劳寿命;缺陷尺寸的增加会进一步降低预滚压试样的疲劳寿命;在油润滑条件下,预滚压和表面缺陷对车轮材料摩擦磨损性能没有显著影响。仿真结果表明,当缺陷尺寸从200μm增加至400μm,最大剪应力幅值从缺陷底部转移至缺陷中部,疲劳裂纹萌生位置也随之改变。     

水润滑条件下转速对车轮钢滚动接触疲劳和磨损性能的影响

为探究水润滑条件下转速对车轮钢滚动接触疲劳和磨损性能的影响,利用滚动接触摩擦磨损试验测试不同转速下车轮试样的剥离寿命、摩擦因数和磨损率,并结合磨损形貌和裂纹扩展形貌观察,对比分析不同转速下摩擦磨损和剥离寿命的影响因素。结果表明:随转速提高,车轮材料氧化程度加剧,导致摩擦因数逐渐增加;当转速由250 r/min增至500 r/min时,摩擦因数增幅较小,应变速率增加导致磨损率下降,当转速由500 r/min增至1000 r/min时,摩擦因数急剧增加,导致材料磨损率增加;随转速提高,剖面塑性流动层厚度、裂纹扩展角度、裂纹分叉深度和最大扩展深度均呈现减小趋势。转速增加带来的摩擦因数的增加,一方面缩短裂纹萌生寿命,另一方面减小了裂纹发生向上转折的深度,最终导致滚动接触疲劳寿命随转速的增加而减小。