Transitional Behavior of Residual Fatigue Life After Applying Overload During Fatigue Crack Growth With Constant Stress Amplitude

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anindito Pumowidodo ◽  
Tatsujiro Miyazaki ◽  
Chobin Makabe ◽  
Arthur J. McEvily
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Crack ◽  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Crack Propagation ◽  
Crack Growth ◽  
Critical Level ◽  
Stress Intensity Factor Range ◽  
Fatigue Crack Propagation Rate ◽  
Residual Fatigue Life ◽  
Residual Fatigue ◽  
Tensile Overload

It is well known that crack propagation is retarded after applying a tensile overload, and accelerated after applying a compressive overload. However, at a negative value of the baseline stress ratio, the fatigue crack propagation rate can accelerate after applying a tensile overload. To evaluate such crack propagation behavior, the effective stress intensity factor range has been employed. In the present study, the effects of a tensile overload followed by a compressive overload on crack propagation were investigated. The transition of residual fatigue life after applying these loads was observed and this behavior was dependent on the loading conditions. When the applied overload level was lower than a critical level, retardation of crack propagation was observed. However, when the applied overload level was higher than a critical level, the crack growth rate got higher. These phenomena are related to not only residual stress, but also crack opening behavior.

scholarly journals Fatigue Crack Growth Analysis with Extended Finite Element for 3D Linear Elastic Material

Metals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 397
Author(s):  
Yahya Ali Fageehi
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Fatigue Crack ◽  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Crack Propagation ◽  
Crack Growth ◽  
Mixed Mode ◽  
Propagation Path ◽  
Loading Conditions ◽  
Extended Finite Element ◽  
Linear Elastic

This paper presents computational modeling of a crack growth path under mixed-mode loadings in linear elastic materials and investigates the influence of a hole on both fatigue crack propagation and fatigue life when subjected to constant amplitude loading conditions. Though the crack propagation is inevitable, the simulation specified the crack propagation path such that the critical structure domain was not exceeded. ANSYS Mechanical APDL 19.2 was introduced with the aid of a new feature in ANSYS: Smart Crack growth technology. It predicts the propagation direction and subsequent fatigue life for structural components using the extended finite element method (XFEM). The Paris law model was used to evaluate the mixed-mode fatigue life for both a modified four-point bending beam and a cracked plate with three holes under the linear elastic fracture mechanics (LEFM) assumption. Precise estimates of the stress intensity factors (SIFs), the trajectory of crack growth, and the fatigue life by an incremental crack propagation analysis were recorded. The findings of this analysis are confirmed in published works in terms of crack propagation trajectories under mixed-mode loading conditions.

scholarly journals Numerical Analysis of Fatigue Crack Growth Path and Life Predictions for Linear Elastic Material

Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (15) ◽  
pp. 3380
Author(s):  
Abdulnaser M. Alshoaibi ◽  
Yahya Ali Fageehi
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Crack ◽  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Crack Propagation ◽  
Crack Growth ◽  
Mixed Mode ◽  
Compact Tension ◽  
Compact Tension Specimen ◽  
Growth Path ◽  
Linear Elastic ◽  
Crack Growth Path

The main objective of this work was to present a numerical modelling of crack growth path in linear elastic materials under mixed-mode loadings, as well as to study the effect of presence of a hole on fatigue crack propagation and fatigue life in a modified compact tension specimen under constant amplitude loading condition. The ANSYS Mechanical APDL 19.2 is implemented for accurate prediction of the crack propagation paths and the associated fatigue life under constant amplitude loading conditions using a new feature in ANSYS which is the smart crack growth technique. The Paris law model has been employed for the evaluation of the mixed-mode fatigue life for the modified compact tension specimen (MCTS) with different configuration of MCTS under the linear elastic fracture mechanics (LEFM) assumption. The approach involves accurate evaluation of stress intensity factors (SIFs), path of crack growth and a fatigue life evaluation through an incremental crack extension analysis. Fatigue crack growth results indicate that the fatigue crack has always been attracted to the hole, so either it can only curve its path and propagate towards the hole, or it can only float from the hole and grow further once the hole has been lost. In terms of trajectories of crack propagation under mixed-mode load conditions, the results of this study are validated with several crack propagation experiments published in literature showing the similar observations. Accurate results of the predicted fatigue life were achieved compared to the two-dimensional data performed by other researchers.

Fatigue Damage Accumulation of Welded Bridge Member during Crack Growth Propagation with Initial Crack

2007 ◽  
Vol 353-358 ◽  
pp. 24-27
Author(s):  
Tai Quan Zhou ◽  
Tommy Hung Tin Chan
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Crack ◽  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Crack Propagation ◽  
Crack Growth ◽  
Fatigue Crack Propagation ◽  
Initial Crack ◽  
Experimental Result ◽  
Variable Ratio ◽  
Elliptical Shape ◽  
Fatigue Experiment

The crack growth behavior and the fatigue life of welded members with initial crack in bridges under traffic loading were investigated. Based on existed fatigue experiment results of welded members with initial crack and the fatigue experiment result of welded bridge member under constant stress cycle, the crack keeps semi-elliptical shape with variable ratio of a/c during crack propagation. The calculated method of the stress intensity factor necessary for welded bridge member crack propagation was discussed. The crack remained semi-elliptical shape with variable ratio of a/c during crack propagation. The fatigue crack propagation law suitable for welded steel bridge member fatigue crack propagation analysis was deduced based on the continuum damage mechanics and fracture mechanics. The proposed fatigue crack growth model was then applied to calculate the crack growth and the fatigue life of existed welded member with fatigue experimental result. The calculated and measured fatigue life was generally in good agreement, at suitable initial conditions of cracking, for welded member widely used in steel bridges.

Fatigue Crack Propagation Experiment and Simulation on 7050 Aluminum Alloy

2011 ◽  
Vol 464 ◽  
pp. 560-563
Author(s):  
Xu Dong Ren ◽  
Yong Zhuo Huangfu ◽  
Yong Kang Zhang ◽  
Da Wei Jiang ◽  
Tian Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Aluminum Alloy ◽  
Fatigue Crack ◽  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Fatigue Crack Growth ◽  
Crack Propagation ◽  
Crack Growth ◽  
Laser Shock ◽  
Laser Shock Processing ◽  
7050 Aluminum Alloy ◽  
Shock Processing

In this paper, an experiment of fatigue crack propagation in 7050 aluminum alloy was presented. Laser shock processing (LSP) is used to shock the crack surface. Compared with the specimen without LSP, the fatigue life after LSP increased greatly. The simulation of the fatigue crack growth in 7050 aluminum alloy is implemented in FRANC2D. Simulating result is in accordance with the result of the experiment well. Laser shock processing increases the fatigue life and reduce fatigue crack growth rate, it has good prospect on the study of crack arrestment.

scholarly journals Characterization of Microstructures and Fatigue Properties for Dual-Phase Pipeline Steels by Gleeble Simulation of Heat-Affected Zone

Materials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 1989 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zuopeng Zhao ◽  
Pengfei Xu ◽  
Hongxia Cheng ◽  
Jili Miao ◽  
Furen Xiao
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Crack ◽  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Crack Propagation ◽  
Grain Boundaries ◽  
Crack Growth ◽  
Fatigue Crack Propagation ◽  
Heat Affected Zone ◽  
Peak Temperature ◽  
Coarse Grained ◽  
Dual Phase

To increase transmission efficiency and reduce operation cost, dual-phase (DP) steels have been considered for pipeline applications. Welding has to be involved in such applications, which would cause a localized alteration of materials and cause many potential fatigue issues to arise under cyclic loading. In this work, the fatigue crack propagation and fatigue life of simulated heat-affected zone (HAZ) were examined. Results indicate that when the maximum stress is at the same magnitude, the fatigue life at a peak temperature of 1050 °C is very close to that of a peak temperature of 850 °C, and both of them are higher than that of a peak temperature of 1350 °C. The changes in da/dN with ΔK for HAZ subregions are attributed to the variation of crack path and fracture mode during the crack propagation. The fatigue cracks may propagate along the bainite lath preferentially in coarse-grained HAZ (CGHAZ), and the prior austenite grain boundaries can change the crack growth direction. A considerable amount of highly misoriented grain boundaries in fine-grained HAZ (FGHAZ) and intercritical-grained HAZ (ICHAZ) increase the crack growth resistance. The difference of fatigue crack propagation behavior in HAZ subregions between actual and simulated welded joints was also discussed.

A Non-Isotropic Approach to Predict Fatigue Crack Growth of Embedded Flaw in Engineering Criticality Assessment

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio Carlucci ◽  
Jun Li ◽  
Kamel Mcirdi ◽  
Pierre-Louis Auvret
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Crack ◽  
Fatigue Crack Growth ◽  
Crack Propagation ◽  
Crack Growth ◽  
Fatigue Crack Propagation ◽  
Wall Thickness ◽  
Material Surface ◽  
Fatigue Crack Propagation Rate ◽  
Assessment Procedure ◽  
Criticality Assessment

An analytical method to predict the fatigue crack growth of embedded flaw in metallic structure has been established by using a non-isotropic approach. Within Engineering Criticality Assessment, the embedded flaw is considered as planar elliptical defect located inside of structure wall thickness. In the analytical standard assessment procedure [1], since only the minor ligament (the shortest distance between material surface and embedded crack tip) is applied to calculate the stress intensity factor, the fatigue crack propagation prediction in height direction is symmetrical for each side. Therefore, the crack growth is overestimated when, as it usually is the case, the embedded flaw is not centered and/or submitted to non-uniform stress range in the wall thickness of the structure. The proposed method allows to predict the fatigue crack propagation rate in asymmetrical way, by taking into account respectively the minor and major ligament, in order to remove the above conservatism and consequently to improve the ECA results for embedded defects.

Fatigue Performance of High-Pressure Waterjet-Peened Aluminum Alloy

2001 ◽  
Vol 124 (1) ◽  
pp. 118-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Ramulu ◽  
S. Kunaporn ◽  
M. Jenkins ◽  
M. Hashish ◽  
J. Hopkins
Keyword(s):  
High Pressure ◽  
Aluminum Alloy ◽  
Fatigue Crack ◽  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Fatigue Crack Growth ◽  
Crack Propagation ◽  
Crack Growth ◽  
Fatigue Crack Propagation ◽  
High Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Cycle Fatigue

An experimental study of high-pressure waterjet peening on 7075-T6 aluminum alloy was conducted to investigate the effects of waterjet on high-cycle fatigue life and fatigue crack growth. Unnotched hourglass-shaped circular cross section test specimens were fatigue tested in completely reversed rotating bending R=Smin/Smax=−1 to determine fatigue life behavior (S-N curves). Single-edge-notched flat tensile test specimens were tested in the tension-tension fatigue crack growth tests R=Smin/Smax=0.1 to determine fatigue crack propagation behavior (da/dN versus ΔK). Surface characteristics and fracture surfaces were evaluated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Results show that waterjet peening can increase high-cycle fatigue life, delay fatigue crack initiation, and decrease the rate of fatigue crack propagation.

Uncertainties of Crack Propagation Analysis in Ship Structures

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wengang Mao ◽  
Jingxia Yue ◽  
Da Wu ◽  
Luis De Gracia ◽  
Naoki Osawa
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Fracture Mechanics ◽  
Crack Propagation ◽  
Fatigue Cracks ◽  
Estimation Methods ◽  
Ship Structures ◽  
Residual Fatigue Life ◽  
Propagation Analysis ◽  
Structural Details ◽  
Residual Fatigue

Fatigue cracks can be observed quite frequently on today’s ocean crossing vessels. To ensure the safety of ship structures sailing in the sea, it is important to know the residual fatigue life of these damaged ship structures. In this case, the fracture mechanics theory is often employed to estimate how fast these cracks can propagate along ship structures. However, large uncertainties are always associated with the crack prediction and residual fatigue life analysis. In this study, two uncertainties sources will be investigated, i.e. the reliability of encountered wave environments connected with shipload determinations and different fracture estimation methods for crack propagation analysis. Firstly, different available codes based on fracture mechanic theory are used to compute the stress intensity factor related parameters for crack propagation analysis. The analysis is carried out for both 2D and 3D cases of some typical ship structural details. The comparison is presented to illustrate the uncertainties of crack propagation analysis related with different codes. Furthermore, it is assumed that the structural details will undertake dynamic loading from a containership operated in the North Atlantic. A statistical wave model is used to generate wave environments along recorded ship routes for different years. The uncertainties of crack growth analysis related with encountered weather environments is also investigated in the study. The comparison of these two uncertainties indicated the requirement of further development for the fracture mechanics theory and associated numerical codes, as well as the reliable life-cycle encountered weather environments.

scholarly journals The Mechanism of Creep during Crack Propagation of a Superalloy under Fatigue–Creep–Environment Interactions

Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (19) ◽  
pp. 4418
Author(s):  
Minqing Wang ◽  
Jinhui Du ◽  
Qun Deng
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Crack ◽  
High Temperature ◽  
Fatigue Crack Growth ◽  
Crack Propagation ◽  
Crack Growth ◽  
Fatigue Crack Propagation ◽  
Fatigue Cracks ◽  
Hold Time ◽  
Propagation Rate ◽  
Stress Intensity Factor Range

In this study, we examine the mechanism of fatigue-crack propagation in 718Plus superalloy at 704 °C under fatigue–creep–environment interactions, in this case, a new turbine disc material used in aero-engines at high temperatures. The effect of creep on the fatigue-crack propagation of the superalloy at high temperature was also researched. There was an unusual inhibitory effect on the propagation of fatigue cracks in 718Plus alloy, in which the propagation rate of fatigue cracks decreased with the increase of creep time through exploration of dwell-fatigue-crack growth (DFCG) test with different creep times. In particular, under lower stress intensity factor range (ΔK) conditions, the fatigue-crack growth rate with a 90 s hold-time was one order of magnitude lower than that with a 5 s hold-time. Conversely, the gap between the two DFCGs gradually decreased with the increase of ΔK and the creep effect became less apparent. The mechanism of crack propagation in 718Plus alloy under two creep conditions was investigated from a viewpoint of the microstructure, oxidation rate at high temperature and crack path morphology under different conditions.

Fatigue Properties for Micro-Sized Ni-P Amorphous Alloy Specimens

1999 ◽  
Vol 605 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Maekawa ◽  
K. Takashima ◽  
M. Shimojo ◽  
Y Higo ◽  
M. V Swain
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Crack ◽  
Amorphous Alloy ◽  
Crack Propagation ◽  
Fatigue Crack Propagation ◽  
Stress Ratio ◽  
Crack Propagation Rate ◽  
Propagation Rate ◽  
Stress Intensity Factor Range ◽  
Fatigue Crack Propagation Rate ◽  
Stress Ratios

AbstractFatigue crack propagation tests at different stress ratios of 0.1 and 0.5 have been performed on microsized Ni-P amorphous alloy specimens to investigate the influence of stress ratio in the crack growth properties of microsized materials. The specimens tested were cantileverbeam-type with dimensions of 10 × 12 × 50 νm3 prepared by focused ion beam machining. Notches with a depth of 3 [m were introduced in all specimens. The entire set of fatigue tests as performed using a newly developed fatigue testing machine in air at room temperature. Fine stripes deduced to be striations were observed on the fatigue fracture surface. Careful measurements of the striation spacings were made. Fatigue crack propagation rate, that is striation spacing, is plotted as a function stress intensity factor range. Fatigue crack propagation rate at stress-ratios of 0.1 and 0.5 in microsized Ni-P amorphous alloy specimens are given by da/dN ∼ 1.3 × 10−8 ΔK;1.16 and da/dN ∼ 3.7 × 10−8 ΔK0.5, respectively. At a given ΔK, crack propagation rate at a stress ratio of 0.5 was higher than that at 0.1. It is considered that a decrease in crack propagation rate at stress ratio of 0.1 is due to adecrease in effective stress intensity factor range ΔKeff, by the effect of crack closure.

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