Micromechanics of fracture under static and fatigue loading: Optical interferometry of crack tip craze zones

Author(s):  
W. Döll ◽  
L. Könczöl
2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 (0) ◽  
pp. OS1425
Author(s):  
Yuma AOKI ◽  
Motomichi KOYAMA ◽  
Masaki TANAKA ◽  
Kaneaki TSUZAKI

2014 ◽  
Vol 616 ◽  
pp. 281-287 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Maletta ◽  
L. Bruno ◽  
P. Corigliano ◽  
V. Crupi ◽  
E. Guglielmino

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Weihan Wang ◽  
Weifang Zhang ◽  
Hongxun Wang ◽  
Xiaoliang Fang ◽  
Xiaobei Liang

Based on the small time scale method, the influence of grain boundary on the fatigue crack growth of 7050-T7451 has been investigated. The interaction between fatigue crack and grain boundary was investigated by in situ SEM testing. Results showed that the fatigue crack growth will be retarded by grain boundary when the angle between fatigue crack and grain boundary is greater than 90 degrees. Mechanism analysis showed that the fatigue crack tip would not be able to open until the loading reached the 55% of maximum load, and the fatigue crack had been closed completely before the loading was not reduced to the minimum value, which led to the crack growth retardation. When the 7050-T7451 aluminum alloy suffered from fatigue loading with constant amplitude, a behavior of unstable fatigue crack growth could be observed often, and results indicated that the bridge linked mechanism led to the behavior. The grain boundary was prone to fracture during fatigue loading, and it became the best path for the fatigue crack growth. The fatigue crack tip would be connected with fractured grain boundary eventually, which led to the fast crack growth in different loading stage.


2008 ◽  
Vol 571-572 ◽  
pp. 119-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Rahman ◽  
Michael E. Fitzpatrick ◽  
Lyndon Edwards ◽  
S. Pratihar ◽  
Matthew J. Peel ◽  
...  

There have been many theoretical studies to predict the stress fields around the tip of a growing fatigue crack. However, until recently the highly-localized, small scale nature of the stresses has meant that direct measurement has not been possible. With the current generation of synchrotron X-ray sources, sub-millimetre sampling dimensions are now possible, and it has become possible to evaluate directly the stresses at the tip of a fatigue crack and to see how the stresses evolve as the result of an overload, for example. In this paper we present results of synchrotron X-ray diffraction analysis of the stress fields around a fatigue crack in aluminium alloy 5091 (Al-Mg-Li-C-O); this is a dispersion-strengthened alloy with a fine grain size, which makes it ideal for such experiments. Compact tension (CT) specimens were prepared with constant amplitude fatigue loading. The energy dispersive X-ray diffraction (EDXRD) technique was used for measuring strains around the crack tip along the mid thickness of the specimen under in-situ loading. The measurement was carried out at the ESRF (European Synchrotron Radiation Facility), Grenoble, France on the ID15A beam line. The experimental crack tip stresses have been compared with the analytical fracture mechanics solution.


2013 ◽  
Vol 577-578 ◽  
pp. 637-640 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nenad Gubeljak ◽  
Andrej Likeb ◽  
Jožef Predan ◽  
Yu. G. Matvienko

Thethin walled structures as pipe-line are often unsuitable for standard testingof fracture toughness. One possibility is applying non-standard modifiedspecimens with simple testing procedure, but measured fracture behaviour isconsequence of loading conditions and geometry of specimen. In this paper thedifferences in fracture behaviour of single edge notch bending (SENB) and ringpipe-line bended specimens are discussed. Especially uneven fatigue crack frontas consequence of complex fatigue loading caused different fracture behaviour,than standard single edge notch bending (SENB) specimens. The stress-strainconditions at the crack tip are analysed by finite element modelling. Thecritical crack tip opening displacement has been determined as a crack tipsurface strain-relaxation by using stereo-optical grading method. Comparisonbetween CTOD-R curves of both types of specimens shows difference in crackdriving force.


2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (25) ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Nowell ◽  
M.E. Kartal ◽  
P.F.P. de Matos

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 8565-8579
Author(s):  
Mohammad Noghabi ◽  
I. Sattari-far ◽  
H. Hosseini Toudeshky

Numerical and experimental study was conducted on fatigue crack growth (FCG) of metallic components to investigate the redistribution of mechanical residual stresses during FCG. To this end, the compact tension specimens of an aluminium alloy were used. In addition, mechanical residual stresses were introduced near the crack tip by applying compressive and tensile loads, followed by visually observing the side-surface of the specimens to estimate the crack growth length. In the numerical simulation, cyclic J-integral was used as the crack growth fracture parameter and a good agreement was observed between the numerical and experimental results. The results of the finite element method demonstrated a clear redistribution of mechanical residual stresses during FCG. After a few cycles, the residual stress field around the crack tip reached a lower magnitude value confined in a smaller zone, although this zone was stable during the remaining fatigue process. Finally, present study evaluated the effect of stress ratio, load amplitude, and initial residual stresses level on the redistribution of residual stresses. It was observed that the residual stresses are mainly released during the first steps of fatigue loading.


1979 ◽  
Vol 101 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. S. Wang ◽  
H. T. Wang

This paper presents an investigation of interlaminar crack growth behavior in fiber-reinforced composites subjected to fatigue loading. In the experimental phase of the study, interlaminar crack propagation rates and mechanisms were determined for the cases of various geometries, laminate parameters and cyclic stress levels. An advanced singular hybrid-stress finite element method was used in conjunction with the experimental results to examine the local crack-tip behavior and to characterize the crack propagation during fatigue. Results elucidate the basic nature of the cyclic delamination damage and relate the interlaminar crack growth rate to the range of mixed-mode crack-tip stress intensity factors. The study provides fundamental insight into the problem, reveals several important features of the interlaminar fatigue failure, and should be of practical importance in selection, testing and design of composite materials.


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