Short fatigue crack initiation and growth modeling in aluminum 7075-T6

2014 ◽  
Vol 229 (7) ◽  
pp. 1206-1214 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Amiri ◽  
M Modarres
Keyword(s):  
Crack Initiation ◽  
Damage Mechanics ◽  
Fatigue Crack Initiation ◽  
Estimation Method ◽  
Continuum Damage Mechanics ◽  
Fatigue Tests ◽  
Short Cracks ◽  
Al 7075 ◽  
Edge Notch ◽  
Aluminum 7075

A series of fatigue tests is carried out to investigate the behavior of microcrack initiation and propagation in Al 7075-T6. Plate specimens with semi-circular single edge notch are tested under uniaxial loading at different load amplitudes. Optical microscopy is used to detect the initiation and growth of short cracks. Continuum damage mechanics is used to model the crack initiation. After the initiation, crack growth is studied using fracture mechanics models. For both regions of crack initiation and growth, Bayesian estimation method is used to account for uncertainties in the parameters of the model. Results of the entire fatigue life, including initiation and growth, are compared with experiments. Good agreement is observed.

CDM Approach Applied to Crack Initiation and Propagation under Variable Amplitude

2016 ◽  
Vol 829 ◽  
pp. 55-60
Author(s):  
Jin Yang Chu ◽  
Jian Xing Mao
Keyword(s):  
Crack Initiation ◽  
Damage Accumulation ◽  
Damage Mechanics ◽  
Low Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Fatigue Crack Initiation ◽  
Continuum Damage Mechanics ◽  
Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Variable Amplitude ◽  
Crack Initiation Life ◽  
Initiation Stage

In this paper, the low cycle fatigue crack initiation life was regarded as a process of damage accumulation and a damage accumulation model was established based on the Continuum Damage Mechanics. By the model, we analyzed how the variable amplitude applied at the crack initiation stage influenced the low cycle fatigue life of high temperature materials. With the parameters of GQGH4169 alloy at room temperature, we determined the specific values of damage parameters by finite element method and numerical analysis method. Then, the crack initiation life predictions were carried out. The results show that using this approach can not only predict the crack initiation life of CT specimen accurately, but also reflect a definite influence of variable amplitude on the crack propagation life combining with the Paris Law, and the test costs reduced consequently.

Identification and Validation of a Low Cycle Fatigue Damage Model for Al 7075-T6 Alloy

2015 ◽  
Vol 137 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Saeed Masih ◽  
Mohammad Mashayekhi ◽  
Noushin Torabian
Keyword(s):  
Damage Mechanics ◽  
Low Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Damage Model ◽  
Fatigue Crack Initiation ◽  
Life Time ◽  
Continuum Damage Mechanics ◽  
Material Behavior ◽  
Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Explicit Finite Element ◽  
Al 7075

In this paper, the behavior of 7075-T6 aluminum alloy under low cycle fatigue (LCF) loading is experimentally and numerically investigated using continuum damage mechanics (CDM). An experimental procedure is established to identify the damage parameters for Al 7075-T6. A damage-coupled explicit finite element code is developed using the experimentally extracted damage parameters to study the material behavior under LCF loading. Moreover, fractographic examinations are conducted to identify the fatigue crack initiation locations and propagation mechanisms. The model is employed for life-time assessment of stringer-skin connection of a fuselage and the results are compared with the data available in the literature.

scholarly journals Low-Cycle Fatigue Crack Initiation Simulation and Life Prediction of Powder Superalloy Considering Inclusion-Matrix Interface Debonding

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (14) ◽  
pp. 4018
Author(s):  
Shuming Zhang ◽  
Yuanming Xu ◽  
Hao Fu ◽  
Yaowei Wen ◽  
Yibing Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Crack Initiation ◽  
Life Prediction ◽  
Damage Mechanics ◽  
Low Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Fatigue Crack Initiation ◽  
Fatigue Loading ◽  
Interface Debonding ◽  
Damage Evolution Equation ◽  
Finite Element Software

From the perspective of damage mechanics, the damage parameters were introduced as the characterizing quantity of the decrease in the mechanical properties of powder superalloy material FGH96 under fatigue loading. By deriving a damage evolution equation, a fatigue life prediction model of powder superalloy containing inclusions was constructed based on damage mechanics. The specimens containing elliptical subsurface inclusions and semielliptical surface inclusions were considered. The CONTA172 and TARGE169 elements of finite element software (ANSYS) were used to simulate the interfacial debonding between the inclusions and matrix, and the interface crack initiation life was calculated. Through finite element modeling, the stress field evolution during the interface debonding was traced by simulation. Finally, the effect of the position and shape size of inclusions on interface debonding was explored.

Effect of Processing Layer on Fatigue Strength of Extruded AZ61 Magnesium Alloy

2013 ◽  
Vol 577-578 ◽  
pp. 429-432 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yukio Miyashita ◽  
Kyohei Kushihata ◽  
Toshifumi Kakiuchi ◽  
Mitsuhiro Kiyohara
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Crack ◽  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Fatigue Strength ◽  
Magnesium Alloy ◽  
Crack Initiation ◽  
Crack Growth ◽  
Fatigue Crack Initiation ◽  
Fatigue Tests ◽  
Crack Growth Resistance ◽  
Az61 Magnesium Alloy

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.

3D time-resolved observations of corrosion and corrosion-fatigue crack initiation and growth in peak-aged Al 7075 using synchrotron X-ray tomography

2018 ◽  
Vol 138 ◽  
pp. 340-352 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tyler J. Stannard ◽  
Jason J. Williams ◽  
Sudhanshu S. Singh ◽  
Arun Sundar Sundaram Singaravelu ◽  
Xianghui Xiao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Crack ◽  
Crack Initiation ◽  
Corrosion Fatigue ◽  
Fatigue Crack Initiation ◽  
Time Resolved ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Corrosion Fatigue Crack ◽  
Al 7075 ◽  
Peak Aged

Numerical Prediction of Failure within Small Curvature Bending of Advanced High Strength Steels

2015 ◽  
Vol 639 ◽  
pp. 419-426
Author(s):  
Ioannis Tsoupis ◽  
Marion Merklein
Keyword(s):  
Crack Initiation ◽  
Damage Mechanics ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Damage Model ◽  
High Strength Steels ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Continuum Damage Mechanics ◽  
Calibration Method ◽  
Damage Parameter ◽  
Small Curvature

Within this paper a numerical study of the Continuum Damage Mechanics based damage model Lemaitre in commercial software LS-DYNA is performed in order to correctly predict failure in terms of crack occurrence within small curvature bending of AHSS steels. A strain based calibration method is used for the effective adaption of the Lemaitre model to the bending operation, which is based on the comparison and adaption of the numerically calculated and the experimentally measured deformation field on the outer surface of the bent specimen. Within this method the material dependent damage parameter S is systematically varied in the simulation in order to represent maximum major strain. The new method is proved by numerical simulation of experiments provoking crack initiation using smaller bending radii. It can be shown that failure in terms of crack initiation can be correctly predicted by the model with the damage parameters, which were determined by the method of strain based calibration and an additional optimisation of the parameter Dc. Thus, within this study a user friendly and effective way for the application of Lemaitre damage model to small curvature bending processes of AHSS steels is developed.

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