A Review on the Threshold Stress Intensity Range for Fatigue Crack Propagation

1981 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 317-329 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. I. Dickson ◽  
J.-P. Baïlon ◽  
J. Masounave
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Crack ◽  
Stress Intensity ◽  
Crack Propagation ◽  
Fatigue Crack Propagation ◽  
Threshold Stress ◽  
Threshold Stress Intensity ◽  
Stress Intensity Range ◽  
Intensity Range

scholarly journals Effect of TiB Orientation on Near-Threshold Fatigue Crack Propagation in TiB-Reinforced Ti-3Al-2.5V Matrix Composites Treated with Heat Extrusion

Materials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (22) ◽  
pp. 3685 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shoichi Kikuchi ◽  
Shunsuke Tamai ◽  
Takao Kawai ◽  
Yoshikazu Nakai ◽  
Hiroki Kurita ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Crack ◽  
Stress Intensity ◽  
Crack Propagation ◽  
Crack Growth ◽  
Fatigue Crack Propagation ◽  
Threshold Stress ◽  
Matrix Composites ◽  
Threshold Stress Intensity ◽  
Stress Intensity Range ◽  
Intensity Range

TiB-reinforced Ti-3Al-2.5V matrix composites, in which TiB whiskers are oriented parallel to the direction of heat extrusion, were fabricated via mechanical alloying and hot isostatic pressing (HIP). To investigate the near-threshold fatigue crack propagation in TiB-reinforced Ti-3Al-2.5V matrix composites, stress intensity factor K-decreasing tests were conducted for disk-shaped compact specimens having two different orientations of TiB whiskers at force ratios from 0.1 to 0.8 under ambient conditions. The crack growth rates, da/dN, for the composites incorporating TiB whiskers oriented perpendicular to the direction of crack growth were constantly lower than those obtained in the case where the orientation was parallel at the same stress intensity range ΔK, while the threshold stress intensity range, ΔKth, was higher. This effect can be explained by the increase in the degree of roughness-induced crack closure resulting from the perpendicular TiB, because fatigue cracks preferentially propagated across the boundaries between the matrix and the TiB in certain regions. In contrast, the effective threshold stress intensity range, ΔKeff,th, for composites was unaffected by the TiB orientation at low force ratios.

Mechanisms and Mechanics of Fatigue Crack Propagation in Zr-Based Bulk Metallic Glass

2008 ◽  
Vol 378-379 ◽  
pp. 317-328 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoshikazu Nakai ◽  
Makoto Seki
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Crack ◽  
Stress Intensity ◽  
Metallic Glass ◽  
Crack Propagation ◽  
Fatigue Crack Propagation ◽  
Crack Propagation Rate ◽  
Propagation Rate ◽  
Loading Frequency ◽  
Stress Intensity Range ◽  
Intensity Range

In the present study, the fatigue crack propagation tests of Zr-based metallic glass were conducted in laboratory air, and the fracture surface was observed to clarify the effects of loading frequency and the stress ratio. In spite of being brittle material, the metallic glass showed stable fatigue crack propagation behaviour, and the relationship between the crack propagation rate, da/dN, and the stress intensity range, K, can be divided into three regions as well as conventional crystalline metals. The crack propagation rate can be expressed as a function of the stress intensity range by Paris law in the middle region. The power in Paris law was 1.4, and it is considerably smaller than the value for conventional crystalline metals. The threshold stress intensity range, Kth, was 1.8 MPam1/2. The effects of the stress ratio and the loading frequency were not observed on the relationships, da/dN-K and da/dN-Keff. Then, the fatigue crack propagation of the metallic glass is cycle dependent in laboratory air.

A Comparison of the Near-Threshold Corrosion Fatigue Crack Propagation Rates in Mil S-24645 HSLA Steel and Its Weld Metal

1993 ◽  
Vol 115 (2) ◽  
pp. 131-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. A. Todd ◽  
L. Chen ◽  
E. Y. Yankov ◽  
H. Tao
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Crack ◽  
Stress Intensity ◽  
Crack Propagation ◽  
Weld Metal ◽  
Cathodic Protection ◽  
Threshold Stress ◽  
Hsla Steel ◽  
Threshold Stress Intensity ◽  
Stress Intensity Range ◽  
Corrosion Fatigue Crack

Near-threshold corrosion fatigue crack propagation studies have been conducted using compact tension specimens of Mil S-24645 HSLA steel and a compatible weld metal in air, ASTM seawater at the free corrosion potential, and ASTM seawater with −0.8V and −1.0V (SCE) cathodic protection. Tests were conducted at 10 Hz and a stress ratio, R = 0.1. The weld metal exhibited slower crack growth rates and higher threshold stress intensity ranges in both air and ASTM seawater than the base metal. However, the weld metal itself exhibited similar behavior in air, ASTM seawater and under cathodic protection, giving a threshold stress intensity range of 10 to 12.7 ksi in1/2 (11 to 14 MPa m1/2). With the exception of the weld metal tested in air, after correction for crack closure, the effective threshold stress intensity range was reduced to the range 3.2 to 5.0 ksi in1/2 (3.5 to 5.5 MPa m1/2). Metal wedges, approximately 5 to 10 μm (1–2 grain sizes), which developed during the tests, were observed to contribute to crack closure in the −1.0V (SCE) cathodically protected specimens.

Some Applications of Fractal Fracture Mechanics to Describe the Fatigue Behaviour of Materials

2008 ◽  
Vol 378-379 ◽  
pp. 355-370 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Carpinteri ◽  
Andrea Spagnoli ◽  
Sabrina Vantadori
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Fatigue Crack ◽  
Stress Intensity ◽  
Crack Growth Rate ◽  
Fatigue Crack Growth ◽  
Crack Growth ◽  
Fatigue Limit ◽  
Threshold Stress ◽  
Threshold Stress Intensity ◽  
Stress Intensity Range

As is well-known, fatigue limit, threshold stress intensity range and fatigue crack growth rate are influenced by the specimen or structure size. Limited information on size effect is available in the literature. In the present paper, by employing some concepts of fractal geometry, new definitions of fatigue limit, fracture energy and stress intensity factor, based on physical dimensions different from the classical ones, are discussed. Then, size-dependent laws for fatigue limit, threshold stress intensity range and fatigue crack growth rate are proposed. Some experimental results are examined in order to show how to apply such theoretical scaling laws.

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