A Comprehensive Model for Predicting Fatigue Life of Laser Welded Lap Joint of Galvanized High Strength Steel as a Function of Residual Stresses

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joe Anago ◽  
Fanrong Kong ◽  
Blair Carlson ◽  
Radovan Kovacevic
Keyword(s):  
Residual Stress ◽  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Fatigue Strength ◽  
Residual Stresses ◽  
Thermal Loading ◽  
Axial Stress ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Lap Joints ◽  
Lap Joint

This paper presents a three-dimensional (3D) multi-physics finite element model (FEM) to predict the fatigue life of a laser welded lap joint of dual phase (DP) 980 steel sheets based upon the level of residual stress. A FEM-based thermal analysis is first performed to numerically predict the welding-induced temperature field combined with the corresponding experimental verification. The temperature histories are then loaded into the mechanical model as thermal loading to numerically calculate the evolution curves of thermally induced stress in order to calculate the level of residual stresses after cooling to room temperature. In order to calculate the equivalent fatigue strength in the laser-welded lap joint, the resultant multi-axial stress (including the induced residual stress (RS) result) is loaded into the equivalent uni-axial stress equation via the Sine Method (SM) in order to achieve the stress curve as a function of the loading cycles. A series of fatigue tests of lap joints are also performed in order to achieve the S-N curves, from which an empirical function between the alternating stress and loading cycle is derived in order to predict the fatigue life of the DP980 lap joint. Finally, the maximum fatigue strength can be predicted numerically through the proposed FEM instead of using experimental trials. The numerical results show that a greater temperature gradient and residual stress are mainly located within the fusion zone (FZ) and close to the heat affected zone (HAZ). The residual stress plays an important role in deciding the final fatigue strength and failure of the DP980 lap joint. An X-ray diffraction technique is used to experimentally measure the residual stress distribution within the weld, for which the numerically predicted results exhibit a good agreement. Also, the numerical simulation and experimental measurements of the fatigue life versus the applied load show a good correlation of results.

Effect of Residual Stress or Plastic Deformation History on Fatigue Life Simulation of Pipeline Dents

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xian-Kui Zhu ◽  
Rick Wang
Keyword(s):  
Residual Stress ◽  
Plastic Deformation ◽  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Residual Stresses ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Strain History ◽  
Deformation History ◽  
Stress Strain ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Fea Model

Mechanical dents often occur in transmission pipelines, and are recognized as one of major threats to pipeline integrity because of the potential fatigue failure due to cyclic pressures. With matured in-line-inspection (ILI) technology, mechanical dents can be identified from the ILI runs. Based on ILI measured dent profiles, finite element analysis (FEA) is commonly used to simulate stresses and strains in a dent, and to predict fatigue life of the dented pipeline. However, the dent profile defined by ILI data is a purely geometric shape without residual stresses nor plastic deformation history, and is different from its actual dent that contains residual stresses/strains due to dent creation and re-rounding. As a result, the FEA results of an ILI dent may not represent those of the actual dent, and may lead to inaccurate or incorrect results. To investigate the effect of residual stress or plastic deformation history on mechanics responses and fatigue life of an actual dent, three dent models are considered in this paper: (a) a true dent with residual stresses and dent formation history, (b) a purely geometric dent having the true dent profile with all stress/strain history removed from it, and (c) a purely geometric dent having an ILI defined dent profile with all stress/strain history removed from it. Using a three-dimensional FEA model, those three dents are simulated in the elastic-plastic conditions. The FEA results showed that the two geometric dents determine significantly different stresses and strains in comparison to those in the true dent, and overpredict the fatigue life or burst pressure of the true dent. On this basis, suggestions are made on how to use the ILI data to predict the dent fatigue life.

Stress and Fatigue Life Modeling of Cannon Breech Closures Including Effects of Material Strength and Residual Stress

2000 ◽  
Vol 123 (1) ◽  
pp. 150-154
Author(s):  
John H. Underwood ◽  
Michael J. Glennon
Keyword(s):  
Residual Stress ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Yield Strength ◽  
Residual Stresses ◽  
Solid Mechanics ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Pressure Vessels ◽  
Material Strength ◽  
Element Analysis

Laboratory fatigue life results are summarized from several test series of high-strength steel cannon breech closure assemblies pressurized by rapid application of hydraulic oil. The tests were performed to determine safe fatigue lives of high-pressure components at the breech end of the cannon and breech assembly. Careful reanalysis of the fatigue life tests provides data for stress and fatigue life models for breech components, over the following ranges of key parameters: 380–745 MPa cyclic internal pressure; 100–160 mm bore diameter cannon pressure vessels; 1040–1170 MPa yield strength A723 steel; no residual stress, shot peen residual stress, overload residual stress. Modeling of applied and residual stresses at the location of the fatigue failure site is performed by elastic-plastic finite element analysis using ABAQUS and by solid mechanics analysis. Shot peen and overload residual stresses are modeled by superposing typical or calculated residual stress distributions on the applied stresses. Overload residual stresses are obtained directly from the finite element model of the breech, with the breech overload applied to the model in the same way as with actual components. Modeling of the fatigue life of the components is based on the fatigue intensity factor concept of Underwood and Parker, a fracture mechanics description of life that accounts for residual stresses, material yield strength and initial defect size. The fatigue life model describes six test conditions in a stress versus life plot with an R2 correlation of 0.94, and shows significantly lower correlation when known variations in yield strength, stress concentration factor, or residual stress are not included in the model input, thus demonstrating the model sensitivity to these variables.

Distortion Prediction of Welded Thin Plate Lap Joints by Finite Element Analysis and Experiment

2019 ◽  
Vol 796 ◽  
pp. 175-182
Author(s):  
Mohamad Nizam Ayof ◽  
Ruzaini Mohd Nawi ◽  
Nur Izan Syahriah Hussein ◽  
Nor Zulaikha Zainol
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Gas Metal Arc Welding ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Welding Process ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Lap Joints ◽  
Lap Joint ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Metal Arc Welding

Welding process is an efficient joining process of metals that is achieved by gas metal arc welding (GMAW) process. Localized heating during welding process can result in distortion of the welded plate. The estimation of magnitude and distribution of distortion are important to maintain the quality of products. Finite element method is implemented to investigate the distortions behavior of thin steel plate, cold rolled (SPCC) material in lap joint using GMAW process. A three-dimensional, two-step thermomechanical finite element model study was applied to analyze and evaluate distortion behavior in lap joint. The result of distortion from finite element analysis (FEA) was compared to experimental data to validate the accuracy of the method.

scholarly journals Towards an holistic account on residual stresses in full-forward extruded rods

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dimosthenis Floros ◽  
Andreas Jobst ◽  
Andreas Kergaßner ◽  
Marion Merklein ◽  
Paul Steinmann
Keyword(s):  
Residual Stress ◽  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Residual Stresses ◽  
Kinematic Hardening ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Elastic Response ◽  
Isotropic Hardening ◽  
Holistic View ◽  
Hardening Model ◽  
Forward Extrusion

AbstractAn holistic view is attempted towards prediction of the effect of residual stresses induced by full-forward extrusion on fatigue life of workpieces during operation. To study the effect of constitutive model on the accuracy of forming simulations, a combined nonlinear isotropic/kinematic hardening model as well as the isotropic hardening part of the same model are calibrated based on five compression-tension-compression uniaxial stress experiments. A full-forward extrusion finite element model is developed adapting both the aforementioned hardening plasticity models and the predicted residual stress states at the surface of the workpiece are compared against that of a corresponding forming experiment. Results show residual stress predictions of remarkable accuracy by the FE-models with the isotropic hardening model. The effect of residual stresses on fatigue life of the workpiece is qualitatively studied by uncoupled multiscale simulations featuring gradient crystal plasticity at the microscale. While the effective (homogenized) macroscale response indicates elastic response during a macroscopically cyclic loading, plasticity accompanying reduction of residual stresses is still present at the microscale within, e.g. grain boundaries.

scholarly journals EFFECTS OF WELDING CURRENT AND SPEED ON RESIDUAL STRESS AND DISTORTION OF JOINING ST52 ROLLED PLATE IN DIFFERENT WELDING SEQUENCES

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 40-45
Author(s):  
Ali Aminifar ◽  
Alireza M. Haghighi
Keyword(s):  
Residual Stress ◽  
Residual Stresses ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Welding Current ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Rolled Plate ◽  
Main Step ◽  
Welding Parameters ◽  
Effective Parameters ◽  
Welding Sequences

Welding is a process of permanent joining parts by different welding methods. Residual stress and distortion are the most common phenomena of this process. Reduction of the residual stresses, distortion and improving the quality of welding are the important subjects of this field. Determining and analyzing the residual stresses and distortion is the main step for these purposes. Welding sequences, speed and current are the most effective parameters of this process. In this study, effects of welding parameters such as welding speed and current, in order to reduce residual stress and distortion of welding ST52 rolled plate in different welding sequences have been studied with three-dimensional thermo-mechanical finite element model by means of ANSYS APDL. By comparing different considered situations, the most efficient welding methods with the least residual stress and distortion by considering different welding sequences have been suggested. It obtains that welding the ST52 rolled plate from edge to edge with higher current and lower speed is the best option in fatigue and load-bearing situations, and welding from the center to both sides simultaneously with lower current and higher speed is the best option for assembly problems.

Modeling of Pillowing Stress in Corroded Lap Joints

2011 ◽  
Vol 189-193 ◽  
pp. 2139-2143
Author(s):  
Da Zhao Yu ◽  
Yue Liang Chen ◽  
Yong Gao ◽  
Wen Lin Liu ◽  
Yong Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Mathematical Model ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Lap Joints ◽  
Lap Joint ◽  
Material Loss ◽  
Internal Surfaces ◽  
Dimensional Finite Element ◽  
Three Dimensional Finite Element

Based on chemical composition of the corrosion product, a mathematical model was developed to predict the extent of the pillowing deformation of lap joints of LY12CZ in term of thickness inside the joint. The model can offer the capability for predicting the extent of corrosion within the joint in terms of thickness loss at the internal surfaces of the skins from the amplitude of the pillowing of the outer skin. Three-dimensional finite element model of a bolted joint have been developed in the non-linear finite element code MSC.Marc and attempts were made to validate it by comparing results with the mathematical model. The results show that corrosion pillowing can significantly increase the stress in a lap joint for material loss below the detection limit of current nondestructive inspection techniques, thus increasing the risk of premature cracking. In addition, the analyses show that the locations of maximum stress of lap joint will change with the material loss increases. Simulating the effect of corrosion on lap joint only by reducing the panel thickness will result in neoconservative life estimates if corrosion pillowing is ignored.

Effect of the interpass temperature on the predicted residual stress distributions in a multipass welded piping branch junction

2008 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 109-119 ◽  
Author(s):  
W Jiang ◽  
K Yahiaoui
Keyword(s):  
Residual Stress ◽  
Residual Stresses ◽  
Cross Sections ◽  
Branch Pipe ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Weld Line ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Stress Distributions ◽  
Inner Surface ◽  
Interpass Temperature

A sequentially coupled three‐dimensional thermomechanical finite element model has been developed to predict residual stress distributions in a multipass welded piping branch junction. The residual stresses at the branch and run pipe cross‐sections, as well as along the circumferential weldlines on the outer surfaces of both the run and the branch pipes and on the inner surface of the branch pipe, are predicted. Three levels of interpass temperature have been selected to investigate their effect on the peak residual stresses. It is revealed that the interpass temperature has a significant effect on the residual stresses. As the interpass temperature is increased, both the peak hoop and the axial residual stresses at the run and branch cross‐sections decrease. The peak normal stresses along the circumferential weldline on the outer surface of the run pipes are also reduced. However, increasing the interpass temperature had a negligible effect on the peak tangential residual stresses along the circumferential weld line on the inner surface of the branch pipe. The results presented and the modelling technique described in the current study can be used towards formulating a recommendation to optimize residual stress profiles in multipass welded complex geometries through better interpass temperature control.

Residual Stress Simulation of Stud Welding in a Rectangular Steel Tubular Surface

2010 ◽  
Vol 44-47 ◽  
pp. 581-585
Author(s):  
Lei Wang ◽  
Qi Lin Zhang ◽  
Lu Chen
Keyword(s):  
Residual Stress ◽  
Residual Stresses ◽  
Thermal Stresses ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Stud Welding ◽  
Tubular Surface ◽  
Three Dimensional Models ◽  
Transient Thermal ◽  
Stress Simulation

A thermal-mechanical coupled finite element model has been presented to predict residual and thermal stresses during different stages of stud welding. The finite study was carried out using three-dimensional models. To enhance the accuracy of the numerical solution material properties including physical, thermal and mechanical properties supposed to be temperature-dependent. After the temperature distributions as a result of welding were calculated, thermal and residual stress values obtained. Residual stresses are attributed to the elasto-plastic response of the object towards the transient thermal stresses generated by the welding. After all temperature values reach the room temperature, the residual stresses decrease to a small value.

scholarly journals Integral method coefficients for the ring-core technique to evaluate non-uniform residual stresses

2018 ◽  
Vol 53 (4) ◽  
pp. 210-224 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michele Barsanti ◽  
Marco Beghini ◽  
Ciro Santus ◽  
Alessio Benincasa ◽  
Lorenzo Bertelli
Keyword(s):  
Residual Stress ◽  
Residual Stresses ◽  
Integral Method ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Hole Drilling ◽  
Stress Distributions ◽  
Three Dimensional Model ◽  
Small Depth ◽  
Ring Core

The ring-core technique allows for the determination of non-uniform residual stresses from the surface up to relatively higher depths as compared to the hole-drilling technique. The integral method, which is usually applied to hole-drilling, can also be used for elaborating the results of the ring-core test since these two experimental techniques share the axisymmetric geometry and the 0°–45°–90° layout of the strain gage rosette. The aim of this article is to provide accurate coefficients which can be used for evaluating the residual stress distribution by the ring-core integral method. The coefficients have been obtained by elaborating the results of a very refined plane harmonic axisymmetric finite element model and verified with an independent three-dimensional model. The coefficients for small depth steps were initially provided, and then the values for multiple integer step depths were also derived by manipulating the high-resolution coefficient matrices, thus showing how the present results can be practically used for obtaining the residual stresses according to different depth sequences, even non-uniform. This analysis also allowed the evaluation of the eccentricity effect which turned out to be negligible due to the symmetry of the problem. An applicative example was reported in which the input of the experimentally measured relaxed strains was elaborated with different depth resolutions, and the obtained residual stress distributions were compared.

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