Correlation between micro-mechanical property and very high cycle fatigue (VHCF) crack initiation in friction stir welds of 7050 aluminum alloy

2017 ◽  
Vol 104 ◽  
pp. 283-292 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caiyan Deng ◽  
Ren Gao ◽  
Baoming Gong ◽  
Tinghui Yin ◽  
Yong Liu
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Property ◽  
Aluminum Alloy ◽  
Crack Initiation ◽  
High Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Friction Stir ◽  
Very High Cycle Fatigue ◽  
7050 Aluminum Alloy ◽  
Very High

scholarly journals Very High Cycle Fatigue Crack Initiation Mechanism in Nugget Zone of AA 7075 Friction Stir Welded Joint

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chao He ◽  
Kazuhiro Kitamura ◽  
Kun Yang ◽  
Yong-jie Liu ◽  
Qing-yuan Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Crack Initiation ◽  
High Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Welded Joint ◽  
Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Nugget Zone ◽  
Initiation Mechanism ◽  
Friction Stir ◽  
Very High Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Aa 7075 ◽  
Very High

Very high cycle fatigue behavior of nugget zone in AA 7075 friction stir welded joint was experimentally investigated using ultrasonic fatigue testing system (20 kHz) to clarify the crack initiation mechanism. It was found that the fatigue strength of nugget zone decreased continuously even beyond 107 cycles with no traditional fatigue limits. Fatigue cracks initiated from the welding defects located at the bottom side of the friction stir weld. Moreover, a special semicircular zone could be characterized around the crack initiation site, of which the stress intensity factor approximately equaled the threshold of fatigue crack propagation rate. Finally, a simplified model was proposed to estimate the fatigue life by correlating the welding defect size and applied stress. The predicted results are in good agreement with the experimental results.

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