Temperature dependence of branching stress intensity factor and crack length

1998 ◽  
Vol 53 (3) ◽  
pp. 36
Keyword(s):  
Stress Intensity Factor ◽  
Stress Intensity ◽  
Intensity Factor ◽  
Crack Length ◽  
Temperature Dependence

Effect of specimen crack lengths on stress intensity factor for Al6061-TiC composites using experimental and 3D numerical methods

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 506-515 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raviraj M.S. ◽  
Sharanaprabhu C.M. ◽  
Mohankumar G.C.
Keyword(s):  
Stress Intensity Factor ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Stress Intensity ◽  
Intensity Factor ◽  
Crack Length ◽  
Finite Element Simulations ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Crack Mouth Opening Displacement ◽  
3D Finite Element ◽  
Content Type

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present the determination of critical stress intensity factor (KC) both by experimental method and three-dimensional (3D) finite element simulations. Design/methodology/approach CT specimens of different compositions of Al6061-TiC composites (3wt%, 5wt% and 7wt% TiC) with variable crack length to width (a/W=0.3-0.6) ratios are machined from as-cast composite block. After fatigue pre-cracking the specimens to a required crack length, experimental load vs crack mouth opening displacement data are plotted to calculate the KC value. Elastic 3D finite element simulations have been conducted for CT specimens of various compositions and a/W ratios to compute KC. The experimental results indicate that the magnitude of KC depends on a/W ratios, and significantly decreases with increase in a/W ratios of the specimen. Findings From 3D finite element simulation, the KC results at the centre of CT specimens for various Al6061-TiC composites and a/W ratios show satisfactory agreement with experimental results compared to the surface. Originality/value The research work contained in this manuscript was conducted during 2015-2016. It is original work except where due reference is made. The authors confirm that the research in their work is original, and that all the data given in the article are real and authentic. If necessary, the paper can be recalled, and errors corrected.

Study on the Stress Intensity Factor of Double Cracks Parallel to and Lying on the Interface in the Cladding Material Structure

2011 ◽  
Vol 308-310 ◽  
pp. 224-227
Author(s):  
Jun Ru Yang ◽  
Gong Ling Chen ◽  
Li Li Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Stress Intensity Factor ◽  
Stress Intensity ◽  
Intensity Factor ◽  
Crack Length ◽  
Thickness Ratio ◽  
Material Structure ◽  
Crack Location ◽  
Finite Element Software ◽  
Cladding Material ◽  
Crack Space

Taking the cladding material structure with double interface cracks parallel to and lying on the interface as the study object, based on the theoretical study on the crack tip stress intensity factor(SIF), using the finite element software ANSYS, the SIFs are researched by changing the crack space, crack length, thickness ratio, load and crack location. The results show that, the crack SIFs increase firstly and then decrease with the crack space increase, increase with the increases of the crack length and the load, decrease a little with the thickness ratio increase, decrease firstly and then increase with the increase of distance between the crack and the boundary.

scholarly journals Mechanism Analysis of Spalling Defect on Rail Surface under Rolling Contact Conditions

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Rongshan Yang ◽  
Shihao Cao ◽  
Weixin Kang ◽  
Jiali Li ◽  
Xiaoyu Jiang
Keyword(s):  
Stress Intensity Factor ◽  
Stress Intensity ◽  
Intensity Factor ◽  
Crack Propagation ◽  
Crack Length ◽  
Sliding Mode ◽  
Rolling Contact ◽  
Propagation Path ◽  
Mixed Mode Fracture ◽  
Spalling Defect

Under the wheel/rail contact loading conditions, the microcracks on the rail surface propagate, leading to spalling defect or rail fracture and threatening the travelling safety of high-speed railway directly. In order to analyze the mechanism of the crack propagation on the rail surface, the calculation model of the wheel/rail contact fatigue was established, and the variation of the stress intensity factor at the crack tip when the crack length was increased from 0.1 mm to 2 mm was obtained. Based on the mixed-mode fracture criterion and Paris growth theory, the mechanism of the crack propagation on the rail surface was analyzed. The results show that when the microcrack grows to macrocrack, the mode of the fatigue crack on the rail surface is mixed including sliding mode and open mode. With the increase of the crack length, the stress intensity factor KI increases first and then decreases gradually, and the relative dangerous location of the open-mode crack moves from the inner edge of the contact area to the outer edge, while the factor KII is increasing during the whole propagation process, and the relative dangerous location of the sliding-mode crack remains unchanged basically. The main failure mode of crack is open during the initial stage and then transforms into sliding mode with the crack length increasing. The crack tends to propagate upward and leads to spalling defect when the crack length is between 0.3 and 0.5 mm. This propagation path is basically identical with the spalling path of the service rail. The research results will provide a basis for improving the antifatigue performance of rail and establishing the grinding procedure.

An Efficient Way to Characterize the Fatigue Crack Growth Based on Numerical Analysis

2009 ◽  
Vol 417-418 ◽  
pp. 653-656
Author(s):  
Ya Zhi Li ◽  
Jing He ◽  
Zi Peng Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Stress Intensity Factor ◽  
Fatigue Crack ◽  
Stress Intensity ◽  
Fatigue Crack Growth ◽  
Intensity Factor ◽  
Crack Length ◽  
Crack Growth ◽  
Crack Closure ◽  
Load Ratio ◽  
Specimen Thickness

The behavior of plasticity induced fatigue crack closure (PICC) in middle tension specimen was analyzed by the elastic-plastic finite element method. For the constant-K (CK) loading cases, the opening stress intensity factor are independent of crack length. The level of increases with the maximal applied stress intensity factor for given load ratio and increases with for fixed . The in plane strain state is much smaller than that in plane stress state. The results under CK loadings can be deduced to constant amplitude cyclic loading case during which the load ratio, maximal load level, crack length and specimen thickness are all the factors affecting the crack closure effect. The phenomena revealed in the analysis are beneficial in understanding the driving force mechanism of the fatigue crack growth.

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