Upgrading of an Ultrasonic Fatigue Testing Machine by Means of Early Stage Damage Detection

2013 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 78-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephan Kovacs ◽  
Sebastian Stille ◽  
Daniel Ernstes ◽  
Tilmann Beck
Keyword(s):  
Damage Detection ◽  
Fatigue Testing ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Testing Machine ◽  
Ultrasonic Fatigue

Gigacycle Fatigue of Welded Joints of Structural Materials (A Review)

2016 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
pp. 14-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Okechukwu P. Nwachukwu ◽  
Alexander V. Gridasov ◽  
Ekaterina A. Gridasova
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Testing ◽  
Fatigue Behavior ◽  
Testing Machine ◽  
Structural Materials ◽  
Fatigue Tests ◽  
Material Defects ◽  
Graphite Cast Iron ◽  
Ultrasonic Fatigue ◽  
Materials Used ◽  
Fatigue Failures

This review looks into the state of gigacycle fatigue behavior of some structural materials used in engineering works. Particular attention is given to the use of ultrasonic fatigue testing machine (USF-2000) due to its important role in conducting gigacycle fatigue tests. Gigacycle fatigue behavior of most materials used for very long life engineering applications is reviewed.Gigacycle fatigue behavior of magnesium alloys, aluminum alloys, titanium alloys, spheroid graphite cast iron, steels and nickel alloys are reviewed together with the examination of the most common material defects that initiate gigacycle fatigue failures in these materials. In addition, the stage-by-stage fatigue crack developments in the gigacycle regime are reviewed. This review is concluded by suggesting the directions for future works in gigacycle fatigue.

scholarly journals Experimental Evidence of Specimen-Size Effects on EN-AW6082 Aluminum Alloy in VHCF Regime

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 4272
Author(s):  
Stefano Invernizzi ◽  
Francesco Montagnoli ◽  
Alberto Carpinteri
Keyword(s):  
Aluminium Alloy ◽  
Cross Section ◽  
Fatigue Testing ◽  
Testing Machine ◽  
Experimental Tests ◽  
Theoretical Explanation ◽  
Specimen Size ◽  
Section Surface ◽  
Middle Cross Section ◽  
Ultrasonic Fatigue

The present paper investigates the influence of the specimen size of EN-AW6082 wrought aluminium alloy subjected to very high cycle fatigue (VHCF) tests. The hourglass specimens were tested under fully reversed loading condition, up to 109 cycles, by means of the ultrasonic fatigue testing machine developed by Italsigma® (Italy). Three specimens groups were considered, with a diameter in the middle cross-section ranging from 3 mm up to 12 mm. The stress field in the specimens was determined numerically and by strain gauge measurements in correspondence of the cross-section surface. The dispersion of experimental results has been accounted for, and data are reported in P-S-N diagrams. The decrease in fatigue resistance with increasing specimen size is evident. Theoretical explanation for the observed specimen-size effect is provided, based on Fractal Geometry concepts, allowing to obtain scale independent P-S*-N curves. The fatigue life expectation in the VHCF regime of the EN-AW6082 aluminium alloy full-scale components is rather overestimated if it is assessed only from standard small specimens of 3 mm in diameter. Experimental tests carried out on larger specimens, and a proper extrapolation, are required to assure safe structural design.

Very High Cycle Fatigue in Pulsed High Power Spallation Neutron Source

2014 ◽  
Vol 891-892 ◽  
pp. 536-541 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhi Hong Xiong ◽  
Masatoshi Futakawa ◽  
Takashi Naoe ◽  
Katsuhiro Maekawa
Keyword(s):  
Strain Rate ◽  
High Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Fatigue Testing ◽  
Testing Machine ◽  
Air Cooling ◽  
Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Very High Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Neutron Spallation Source ◽  
Ultrasonic Fatigue ◽  
Very High

Very high cycle fatigue degradation of type 316L austenitic stainless steel, which is used as the structural material of neutron spallation sources under intensive neutron irradiation environment, is investigated by using an ultrasonic fatigue testing machine. The strain rate imposed on the structure of neutron spallation source is almost equivalent to that produced in the testing machine. The temperature on the surface was controlled by the air-cooling. The effect of strain rate on the fatigue strength is recognized to increase the fatigue limit.

Influence of Frequency and Testing Technique on the Fatigue Behaviour of Quenched and Tempered Steel in the VHCF-Regime

2014 ◽  
Vol 891-892 ◽  
pp. 1430-1435 ◽  
Author(s):  
Norbert Schneider ◽  
Brita Pyttel ◽  
Christina Berger ◽  
Matthias Oechsner
Keyword(s):  
High Frequency ◽  
Fatigue Testing ◽  
Testing Machine ◽  
Fatigue Behaviour ◽  
Fatigue Tests ◽  
Frequency Effect ◽  
Low Frequencies ◽  
Ultrasonic Fatigue ◽  
Quenched And Tempered Steel ◽  
Tempered Steel

Today in many cases ultrasonic testing machines with a frequency of f ≈ 20 kHz are used for investigations of the fatigue behaviour up to the very high cycle regime (VHCF-regime). A question that arises is if the results of these high frequency fatigue tests are comparable to conventional fatigue tests. This paper compares the fatigue behaviour of a quenched and tempered steel 50CrMo4 in two different tempered conditions investigated at low frequencies (f ≤ 400 Hz) on a servohydraulic testing machine and at a high frequency (f ≈ 20 kHz) on an ultrasonic fatigue testing machine. Effects which can occur because of the different testing techniques and testing frequencies are investigated. A concept is derived to describe the frequency effect caused by the strain rate. The estimations are compared with results of the fatigue tests.

High-Temperature Ultrasonic Fatigue Testing at 1000°C

2014 ◽  
Vol 891-892 ◽  
pp. 1413-1418
Author(s):  
Yoshiyuki Furuya ◽  
Kazuo Kobayashi ◽  
Masao Hayakawa ◽  
Masao Sakamoto ◽  
Yutaka Koizumi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Fatigue Testing ◽  
Turbine Blades ◽  
Testing Machine ◽  
Fatigue Tests ◽  
Testing System ◽  
Resistant Steel ◽  
Heat Resistant Steel ◽  
Heat Resistant ◽  
Ultrasonic Fatigue

A high-temperature ultrasonic fatigue testing system was developed to evaluate the gigacycle fatigue properties of single-crystal superalloys used in aircraft engine turbine blades. In this development, a commercial ultrasonic fatigue testing machine was considerably modified to achieve high-temperature fatigue testing. The developed system took account of temperature dependency of Youngs modulus, and also had a function to evaluate the Youngs modulus. In order to protect the testing system from the heat of a specimen, straight and round rods were inserted between the testing system and the specimen. Other modifications achieved accurate control of temperature, edge displacement and resonance frequency, which were necessary for accurate control of stress amplitude. The testing system was first applied to a heat-resistant steel at 650 °C to check its accuracy, and next to SC superalloy samples at 1000 °C. In the conventional fatigue tests on the heat-resistant steel, the results were coincident in a frequency range from 1 Hz to 800 Hz, suggesting that comparable results would be obtained in ultrasonic fatigue testing at 20 kHz. In case of the SC superalloy samples, conventional fatigue tests were conducted at only 10 Hz, so the frequency effects were not clarified. In both cases, ultrasonic fatigue testing showed good agreement with conventional fatigue testing. The accuracy of the developed system is therefore high, even at 1000 °C. In these results, the SC superalloys showed no fatigue limit, indicating gigacycle fatigue tests to be necessary.

High-power, ultrasonic fatigue testing machine

1975 ◽  
Vol 46 (7) ◽  
pp. 840 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. K. Tien ◽  
S. Purushothaman ◽  
R. M. Arons ◽  
J. P. Wallace ◽  
O. Buck ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Power ◽  
Fatigue Testing ◽  
Testing Machine ◽  
Power Ultrasonic ◽  
Ultrasonic Fatigue

scholarly journals Experimental Evidence of Specimen-Size Effects on EN-AW6082 Aluminum Alloy in VHCF Regime

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefano Invernizzi ◽  
Francesco Montagnoli ◽  
Alberto Carpinteri
Keyword(s):  
Aluminium Alloy ◽  
Cross Section ◽  
Fatigue Testing ◽  
Testing Machine ◽  
Experimental Tests ◽  
Theoretical Explanation ◽  
Specimen Size ◽  
Section Surface ◽  
Middle Cross Section ◽  
Ultrasonic Fatigue

The present paper investigates the influence of the specimen size of EN-AW6082 wrought aluminium alloy subjected to very high cycle fatigue (VHCF) tests. The hourglass specimens were tested under fully reversed loading condition, up to 10^9 cycles, by means of the ultrasonic fatigue testing machine developed by Italsigma® (Italy). Three specimens groups were considered, with a diameter in the middle cross-section ranging from 3 mm up to 12 mm. The stress field in the specimens was determined numerically and by strain gauge measurements in correspondence of the cross-section surface. The dispersion of experimental results has been accounted for, and data are reported in P-S-N diagrams. The decrease in fatigue resistance with increasing specimen size is evident. Theoretical explanation for the observed specimen-size effect is provided, based on Fractal Geometry concepts, allowing to obtain scale independent P-S*-N curves. The fatigue life expectation in the VHCF regime of the EN-AW6082 aluminium alloy full-scale components is rather overestimated if it is assessed only from standard small specimens of 3 mm in diameter. Experimental tests carried out on larger specimen, and a proper extrapolation, are required to assure safe structural design.

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