scholarly journals Practical Methods for Crack Length Measurement and Fatigue Crack Initiation Detection Using Ion-Sputtered Film and Crack Growth Characteristics in Glass and Ceramics

Author(s):  
Gang Deng ◽  
Tsutomu Nakanishi
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Haynes ◽  
Ghanashyam Joshi ◽  
Natasha Bradley

Constant stress amplitude fatigue tests were conducted on the notch pre-cracked Aluminum 7075-T6 rivet hole dog-bone coupons. Monitoring of visible surface crack length by special surface engraving using digital microscope images and by ultrasonic sensors signals was carried out to yield fatigue crack length measurements in relation to number of fatigue cycles applied. The experimental results provide ultrasonic sensor validation for fatigue crack length measurements. Fracto-graphic examination of failed fatigue surfaces has provided further confirmation of notch pre-crack length, crack initiation process, and crack growth marker bands. These experimental inputs were used in NASGRO and AFGROW software fatigue crack growth simulations. The simulation results did not match the crack initiation fatigue life measured by experiments. However, there was good agreement with crack growth simulations of larger cracks. Hence, we plan to develop a machine learning application that will learn the fatigue crack initiation and crack growth processes from data obtained from our own experiments and other fatigue data available from AFGROW databases. Nonlinear AutoRegressive models with eXogenous input (NARX) artificial neural network were used to predict crack growth longer than 5.0-mm. Particle filtering modeling with Bayesian updating was applied to these experimental data for prognostics of fatigue crack growth. A concept design and preliminary implementation results will be presented.


2004 ◽  
Vol 126 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanyao Jiang ◽  
Miaolin Feng

Fatigue crack propagation was modeled by using the cyclic plasticity material properties and fatigue constants for crack initiation. The cyclic elastic-plastic stress-strain field near the crack tip was analyzed using the finite element method with the implementation of a robust cyclic plasticity theory. An incremental multiaxial fatigue criterion was employed to determine the fatigue damage. A straightforward method was developed to determine the fatigue crack growth rate. Crack propagation behavior of a material was obtained without any additional assumptions or fitting. Benchmark Mode I fatigue crack growth experiments were conducted using 1070 steel at room temperature. The approach developed was able to quantitatively capture all the important fatigue crack propagation behaviors including the overload and the R-ratio effects on crack propagation and threshold. The models provide a new perspective for the R-ratio effects. The results support the notion that the fatigue crack initiation and propagation behaviors are governed by the same fatigue damage mechanisms. Crack growth can be treated as a process of continuous crack nucleation.


2013 ◽  
Vol 577-578 ◽  
pp. 429-432 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yukio Miyashita ◽  
Kyohei Kushihata ◽  
Toshifumi Kakiuchi ◽  
Mitsuhiro Kiyohara

Fatigue Property of an Extruded AZ61 Magnesium Alloy with the Processing Layer Introduced by Machining was Investigated. Rotating Bending Fatigue Tests were Carried out with the Specimen with and without the Processing Layer. According to Results of the Fatigue Tests, Fatigue Life Significantly Increased by Introducing the Processing Layer to the Specimen Surface. Fatigue Crack Initiation and Propagation Behaviors were Observed by Replication Technique during the Fatigue Test. Fatigue Crack Initiation Life of the Specimen with the Processing Layer was Slightly Longer than that of the Specimen without the Processing Layer. Higher Fatigue Crack Growth Resistance was also Observed when the Fatigue Crack was Growing in the Processing Layer in the Specimen with the Processing Layer. the Longer Fatigue Life Observed in the Fatigue Test in the Specimen with the Processing Layer could be Mainly due to the Higher Crack Growth Resistance. it is Speculated that the Fatigue Strength can be Controlled by Change in Condition of Machining Process. it could be Effective way in Industry to Improved Fatigue Strength only by the Cutting Process without Additional Surface Treatment Process.


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