Papers by Keyword: Low Cycle Fatigue

Abstract: A ferrite-bainite-martensite (F-B-M) microstructure was produced in a medium carbon microalloyed steel through two routes, namely, low temperature finish forging or rolling, followed by a two step cooling and annealing. The texture formed in control forged and rolled material after two step cooling followed by annealing (TSCA) was examined. Texture investigation was also carried out after low cycle fatigue testing at low and high total strain amplitudes. Transmission electron microscopy was employed to study the microstructural evolution. Fatigue tested F-B-M microstructure obtained through the rolling route was stable up to a total strain amplitude of 0.6%. This paper reports the evolution of texture and microstructure in two-step cooled F-B-M microstructure and their stability during fatigue loading.

Abstract: Low cycle fatigue behavior of spray formed superalloy GH738 at 650°C has been investigated under fully reversed total strain-controlled mode. When strain amplitude (Δε_t/2) is between 0.32% and 0.4%, cyclic stress response is stable under fully reversed constant total strain amplitude. The stabilized hysteresis loops narrowing sharply to a straight line indicates that the alloy exhibits typical elastic strain. The crack initiates single site from the surface. When strain amplitude is between 0.6% and 1.0%, cyclic hardening is observed until fracture. The tendency for hardening is found to increase with strain amplitude. The hyperesis loops expand gradually, which indicates that plastic deformation happens during cyclic deformation process. The crack initiates multi-sites from the surface. The cyclic strain-stress relationship of spray formed GH738 at 650°C can be illustrated by Δσ/2 =2017(Δε_p/2)0.1489.The total strain-life function can expressed by Δε_t/2=0.0071(2N_f) _-0.0781 +0.0647(2N_f) ) _-0.4914.

Abstract: Loading rate has an effect on the low-cycle fatigue of the stud shear connector. A reasonable test have been used for the study, the results show that, number of cycle and the maximum slip are obviously different at the rate of 1Hz, 3Hz, 5Hz, but the difference are not in linear with the rate. Moreover, the fitting parameters of the Load-Slip curves follow certain laws.

Abstract: In this paper, tensile fatigue properties of 316L stainless steel thin sheets with a thickness of 0.1 mm are studied. The tests are implemented by using micro mechanical fatigue testing sysytem (MMT-250N) at room temperature under tension-tension cyclic loading. The S-N curve of the thin sheets descends continuously at low cycle region. Cyclic σ-N curve and ε-N curve are obtained according to the classical macroscopical fatigue theory. The results agree well with the experimental fatigue data, showing that the traditional fatigue research methods are also suitable for description of MEMS fatigue in a certain extent. The effect factor of frequency was considered in this study and the results show that the fatiuge life and the fatigue strength are increased as loading frequency increasing.

Abstract: Abstract: Based on the cyclic elasto-plastic HRR field near the crack tip under the cyclic loading, combined with the Manson-Coffin theory, a unit average damage over the plastic strain magnitude of the node in the cyclic plastic region was defined. Then, combined with the linear damage accumulation theory-Miner law, the crack was assumed to advance each step of the size of cyclic plastic region along the extending direction. Therefore, a new model for predicting the fatigue crack growth (FCG) of the opening mode crack based on the low cycle fatigue damage was set up. In the new model, a variable factor to calculate the blunting size during the process of crack advancement was applied, and the plastic damages of the material located in the cyclic plastic region along the extending direction were considered. Obviously, the advantage of the new model is that every factor has clearly physical meaning which does not need any human debugging. Based on the low cycle fatigue (LCF) data gained from the laboratory, the predictions of the FCG by the new model is consistent with the test results of X12CrMoWVNbN 10-1-1. What’s more, according to the reference papers, the good predictability of the new model on four materials is also discussed.

Abstract: Based on micro structure of Ni-based single crystal superalloy, a γ/γ’ two-phase unit cell finite element model was established, and its cyclic stress-strain was simulated under tension/torsion cyclic loading. A low cycle fatigue (LCF) life prediction model of single crystal superalloy was proposed by using cyclic plasticity strain energy as a parameter based on energy dissipation theory. Calculation results of macro finite element model and γ/γ’ two-phase unit cell micro finite element model, and multiaxial LCF test data of CMSX-2 Ni-based single crystal superalloy along [001] orientation were applied to fit the LCF life model by multiple linear regression. The results show that the unit cell model not only reflects the microstructure characteristics of single crystal Ni-based superalloy, but also is better than the macro model in accuracy of analysis, and greatly improve the accuracy of fatigue life prediction. Almost test data fall into the factor of 2.0 scatter band.

Abstract: The low cycle fatigue behavior was experimentally studied with the 3-dimension notched LD8 aluminum alloy specimens at 300°C. The 3- dimension stress-strain responses of specimens were calculated by means of the program ADINA. The multiaxial fatigue life prediction was carried out according to von Mises’s equivalent theory. The results from the prediction showed that the equivalent strain range can be served as the valid mechanics for predicting multiaxial high temperature and low cyclic fatigue life.

Abstract: The crack propagation law of 2.25Cr-1Mo steel with notched cylinder was researched under high temperature low cycle fatigue. The crack propagation life was viewed by fatigue experiment and the equivalent stress-strain on the crack tip was calculated by the ANSYS. The equivalent J-integral range which was computed by equivalent elastic and plastic strain ranges were employed to denote the fatigue crack propagation rate. The results showed that crack propagation law of this material under complex stress state can be characterized by equivalent J-integral ranges and the relation between da/dN and ΔJf is not influenced by the type of notch and the load strain range.

Abstract: High temperature low cycle fatigue behaviour of cast nickel-based superalloy Inconel 738LC in as-received condition and coated with an Al-Si diffusion layer was studied. The Al-Si protective layer was deposited on the gauge section of cylindrical specimens using the slurry technique. Fatigue tests were performed on cylindrical specimens under total strain control in symmetrical cycle at 800 °C in air. The coating has a beneficial effect on fatigue life in the low amplitude domain. The stress response of the coated material is higher for high amplitudes in comparison with the uncoated one. Fracture surfaces and sections parallel to the specimen axis have been examined to study fatigue damage mechanisms.

Abstract: A 3D elastic-plastic FEM model for prediction of planar fatigue crack growth is presented. The model is based on the concept of local low-cycle fatigue of a small material volume in front of a high cycle crack. A local crack front advance is modelled by the successive release of finite element mesh nodes in the plane of propagation. The release of the nodes is controlled by the value of the Smith-Watson-Topper fatigue damage parameter in the surrounding elements. The effect of the single tensile overload on the fatigue crack growth and on the fatigue crack front shape is modelled.