Biaxial Creep-Fatigue Failure Characteristics in Two FCC Materials

1987 ◽  
Vol 109 (3) ◽  
pp. 203-208 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Y. Zamrik ◽  
F. Zahiri
Keyword(s):  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Crack Growth ◽  
Elevated Temperatures ◽  
Low Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Failure Process ◽  
Failure Mechanisms ◽  
Fatigue Tests ◽  
Band Formation ◽  
Creep Fatigue ◽  
Stress Dependent

This paper describes the failure mode observed in two types of FCC structural materials: waspaloy and type 316 stainless steel as a result of biaxial low cycle fatigue at elevated temperatures. Torsional cycling was applied at high as well as low strain ranges. Creep effect was assessed by introducing hold periods of 90 seconds in the waspaloy tests and 30 minutes in the stainless steel tests. Data obtained from fatigue and creep-fatigue tests have shown that the failure process in the two materials was controlled by two failure mechanisms which depended, to different degrees, on the state of stress, dwell time, and temperature. The failure mechanisms were assessed by observing crack growth in each material under strain level and temperature. In the waspaloy, the mode of crack growth was more temperature than stress dependent, while in the stainless steel, it was stress dependent. The microstructure analysis showed that each type of crack growth was caused by variations in slip band formation, stages of crack initiation and propagation, secondary cracking and cracking of grain boundaries. Creep showed more interaction with fatigue in the stainless steel material than in the waspaloy.

Crack Growth in Stainless Steel 304 under Creep-Fatigue Loading

2007 ◽  
Vol 353-358 ◽  
pp. 485-490 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y.M. Baik ◽  
K.S. Kim
Keyword(s):  
Stress Intensity Factor ◽  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Stress Intensity ◽  
Intensity Factor ◽  
Crack Growth ◽  
Growth Rates ◽  
Static Loading ◽  
Fatigue Loading ◽  
Creep Fatigue ◽  
Crack Growth Rates

Crack growth in compact specimens of type 304 stainless steel is studied at 538oC. Loading conditions include pure fatigue loading, static loading and fatigue loading with hold time. Crack growth rates are correlated with the stress intensity factor. A finite element analysis is performed to understand the crack tip field under creep-fatigue loading. It is found that fatigue loading interrupts stress relaxation around the crack tip and cause stress reinstatement, thereby accelerating crack growth compared with pure static loading. An effort is made to model crack growth rates under combined influence of creep and fatigue loading. The correlation with the stress intensity factor is found better when da/dt is used instead of da/dN. Both the linear summation rule and the dominant damage rule overestimate crack growth rates under creep-fatigue loading. A model is proposed to better correlate crack growth rates under creep-fatigue loading: 1 c f da da da dt dt dt Ψ −Ψ     =         , where Ψ is an exponent determined from damage under pure fatigue loading and pure creep loading. This model correlates crack growth rates for relatively small loads and low stress intensity factors. However, correlation becomes poor as the crack growth rate becomes large under a high level of load.

scholarly journals A Concise Binomial Model for Nonlinear Creep-Fatigue Crack Growth Behavior at Elevated Temperatures

Materials ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 651
Author(s):  
Jianxing Mao ◽  
Zhixing Xiao ◽  
Dianyin Hu ◽  
Xiaojun Guo ◽  
Rongqiao Wang
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Crack ◽  
Fatigue Crack Growth ◽  
Crack Growth ◽  
Dwell Time ◽  
Elevated Temperatures ◽  
Nonlinear Creep ◽  
Nickel Based Superalloy ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Creep Fatigue ◽  
Creep Fatigue Crack

The creep-fatigue crack growth problem remains challenging since materials exhibit different linear and nonlinear behaviors depending on the environmental and loading conditions. In this paper, we systematically carried out a series of creep-fatigue crack growth experiments to evaluate the influence from temperature, stress ratio, and dwell time for the nickel-based superalloy GH4720Li. A transition from coupled fatigue-dominated fracture to creep-dominated fracture was observed with the increase of dwell time at 600 °C, while only the creep-dominated fracture existed at 700 °C, regardless of the dwell time. A concise binomial crack growth model was constructed on the basis of existing phenomenal models, where the linear terms are included to express the behavior under pure creep loading, and the nonlinear terms were introduced to represent the behavior near the fracture toughness and during the creep-fatigue interaction. Through the model implementation and validation of the proposed model, the correlation coefficient is higher than 0.9 on ten out of twelve sets of experimental data, revealing the accuracy of the proposed model. This work contributes to an enrichment of creep-fatigue crack growth data in the typical nickel-based superalloy at elevated temperatures and could be referable in the modeling for damage tolerance assessment of turbine disks.

Monitoring Damage in Non-Oxide Composites at High Temperatures Using Carbon-Containing CVD SiC Monofilament Fibers As Embedded Electrical Resistance Sensors

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ragav P. Panakarajupally ◽  
Joseph Elrassi ◽  
K. Manigandan ◽  
Yogesh P. Singh ◽  
Gregory N. Morscher
Keyword(s):  
Crack Growth ◽  
Electrical Resistance ◽  
Composite System ◽  
Elevated Temperatures ◽  
Ceramic Composites ◽  
Fatigue Tests ◽  
Matrix Cracking ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Damage Initiation ◽  
Sic Fiber

Abstract Electrical resistance has become a technique of interest for monitoring SiC-based ceramic composites. The typical constituents of SiC fiber-reinforced SiC matrix composites, SiC, Si and/or C, are semi-conducive to some degree resulting in the fact that when damage occurs in the form of matrix cracking or fiber breakage, the resistance increases. For aero engine applications, SiC fiber reinforced SiC, sometimes Si-containing, matrix with a BN interphase are often the main constituents. The resistivity of Si and SiC is highly temperature dependent. For high temperature tests, electrical lead attachment must be in a cold region which results in strong temperature effects on baseline measurements of resistance. This can be instructive as to test conditions; however, there is interest in focusing the resistance measurement in the hot section where damage monitoring is desired. The resistivity of C has a milder temperature dependence than that of Si or SiC. In addition, if the C is penetrated by damage, it would result in rapid oxidation of the C, presumably resulting in a change in resistance. One approach considered here is to insert carbon “rods” in the form of CVD SiC monofilaments with a C core to try and better sense change in resistance as it pertains to matrix crack growth in an elevated temperature test condition. The monofilaments were strategically placed in two non-oxide composite systems to understand the sensitivity of ER in damage detection at room temperature as well as elevated temperatures. Two material systems were considered for this study. The first composite system consisted of a Hi-Nicalon woven fibers, a BN interphase and a matrix processed via polymer infiltration and pyrolysis (PIP) which had SCS-6 monofilaments providing the C core. The second composite system was a melt-infiltrated (MI) pre-preg laminate which contained Hi-Nicalon Type S fibers with BN interphases with SCS-Ultra monofilaments providing the C core. The two composite matrix systems represent two extremes in resistance, the PIP matrix being orders of magnitude higher in resistance than the Si-containing pre-preg MI matrix. Single notch tension-tension fatigue tests were performed at 815°C to stimulate crack growth. Acoustic emission (AE) was used along with electrical resistance (ER) to monitor the damage initiation and progression during the test. Post-test microscopy was performed on the fracture specimen to understand the oxidation kinetics and carbon recession length in the monofilaments.

Effect of Surface Finish and Loading Conditions on the Low Cycle Fatigue Life of Stainless Steel Welded Piping in PWR Environment

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuichi Fukuta ◽  
Yuichiro Nomura ◽  
Seiji Asada
Keyword(s):  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Austenitic Stainless Steel ◽  
Surface Finish ◽  
Loading Condition ◽  
Low Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Complex Loading ◽  
Fatigue Tests ◽  
Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Effect Of Surface

NUREG/CR-6909 of USA and JSME of Japan proposed new rules for evaluating environmental effects in fatigue analyses of reactors components. These rules were established from a lot of fatigue data with polished specimens under simple loading condition. The effects of surface finish or complex loading condition were reported in some papers, but these data were obtained with the simple shaped specimens. In order to evaluate the effects of surface finish and loading condition and to confirm the applicability of the proposed rules to actual components, Low Cycle Fatigue tests are performed in PWR environment with the specimens cut from 316 austenitic stainless steel welded piping. The pipes are machined to have three levels of surface finish condition and the load pattern simulating the thermal stress is applied to specimens. In this study, the effect of surface finish on fatigue life is included to be small for 316 austenitic stainless steel welded piping. Considering the insensitive region in the current evaluation rule, predicted accuracy is increased and possibility of improving the current rule is indicated.

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