scholarly journals Effects of Thermal Aging on the Low Cycle Fatigue Behaviors of Cast Duplex Stainless Steels

Metals ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 378 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shilei Li ◽  
Yanli Wang ◽  
Xitao Wang
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Strain Amplitude ◽  
Thermal Aging ◽  
High Strain ◽  
Low Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Premature Failure ◽  
High Strain Amplitude ◽  
Cleavage Cracking ◽  
Fracture Morphologies

The low cycle fatigue (LCF) behaviors of cast duplex stainless steel (CDSS) thermally aged at different times were investigated under different strain amplitudes. The effects of thermal aging on the LCF lives of CDSS are closely related to the strain amplitude. At a low strain amplitude, the fatigue life of the material increases significantly after thermal aging, while the LCF life decreases with an increasing aging time at a high strain amplitude. After thermal aging at 400 °C for 10,000 h, the fatigue fracture morphologies of CDSS change from fatigue fringes to mixture features including fatigue fringes in austenite and cleavage cracks in ferrite. Severe plastic deformation in ferrite of the aged CDSS under a high strain amplitude causes the cleavage cracking of ferrite. The premature failure of ferrite accelerates the propagation of fatigue crack and shortens the fatigue life at a high strain amplitude.

Uniaxial Ratcheting and Low-Cycle Fatigue Failure of U75V Rail Steel

2016 ◽  
Vol 853 ◽  
pp. 246-250 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tao Fang ◽  
Qian Hua Kan ◽  
Guo Zheng Kang ◽  
Wen Yi Yan
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Strain Amplitude ◽  
Stress Ratio ◽  
Stress Amplitude ◽  
Rail Steel ◽  
Low Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Mean Stress ◽  
Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Ratcheting Strain ◽  
Cyclic Straining

Experiments on U75V rail steel were carried out to investigate the cyclic feature, ratcheting behavior and low-cycle fatigue under both strain- and stress-controlled loadings at room temperature. It was found that U75V rail steel shows strain amplitude dependent cyclic softening feature, i.e., the responded stress amplitude under strain-controlled decreases with the increasing number of cycles and reaches a stable value after about 20th cycle. Ratcheting strain increases with an increasing stress amplitude and mean stress, except for stress ratio, and the ratcheting strain in failure also increases with an increasing stress amplitude, mean stress and stress ratio. The low-cycle fatigue lives under cyclic straining decrease linearly with an increasing strain amplitude, the fatigue lives under cyclic stressing decrease with an increasing mean stress except for zero mean stress, and decrease with an increasing stress amplitude. Ratcheting behavior with a high mean stress reduces fatigue life of rail steel by comparing fatigue lives under stress cycling with those under strain cycling. Research findings are helpful to evaluate fatigue life of U75V rail steel in the railways with passenger and freight traffic.

scholarly journals High-Strength Reinforcing Steel Bars: Low Cycle Fatigue Behavior Using RGB Methodology

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorge E. Egger ◽  
Fabian R. Rojas ◽  
Leonardo M. Massone
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Strain Amplitude ◽  
Low Cycle Fatigue ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Image Correlation ◽  
Total Strain ◽  
Total Strain Amplitude ◽  
Reinforcing Steel ◽  
Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Steel Bars

AbstractLow cycle fatigue life of high-strength reinforcing steel bars (ASTM A706 Grade 80), using photogrammetry by RGB methodology is evaluated. Fatigue tests are performed on specimens under constant axial displacement with total strain amplitudes ranging from 0.01 to 0.05. The experimental observations indicate that buckling of high-strength reinforcing bars results in a damaging degradation of their fatigue life performance as the slenderness ratio increases, including an early rebar failure as the total strain amplitude increases since it achieves the plastic range faster. In addition to this, the results show that the ratio of the ultimate tensile strength to yield strength satisfies the minimum of 1.25 specified in ASTM A706 for reinforcement. On the other hand, the RGB methodology indicates that the axial strains measured by photogrammetry provide more accurate data since the registered results by the traditional experimental setup do not detect second-order effects, such as slippage or lengthening of the specimens within the clamps. Moreover, the RGB filter is faster than digital image correlation (DIC) because the RGB methodology requires a fewer computational cost than DIC algorithms. The RGB methodology allows to reduce the total strain amplitude up to 45% compared to the results obtained by the traditional setup. Finally, models relating total strain amplitude with half-cycles to failure and total strain amplitude with total energy dissipated for multiple slenderness ratios (L/d of 5, 10, and 15) are obtained.

Low-cycle fatigue life evaluation of buckling-restrained braces based on cumulative plastic deformation curves

2021 ◽  
pp. 136943322110499
Author(s):  
Chao Tong ◽  
Jing Wu ◽  
Kun Hua ◽  
Huiwen Tian
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Strain Amplitude ◽  
Evaluation Method ◽  
Low Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Loading History ◽  
Limit Values ◽  
Deformation Curves ◽  
Buckling Restrained Braces ◽  
Multiple Earthquakes

To quantitatively evaluate the low-cycle fatigue life of buckling-restrained braces (BRBs), an evaluation method for BRBs based on the combination of the CPD curves and CPD measurement meter (CMM) is established herein. The difference between two CPD curves (i.e., the CPD curves under constant strain amplitude loading history (C-CPD) and under random strain amplitude loading history (R-CPD)), and their selection criteria to evaluate the low-cycle fatigue life of BRBs are discussed. An example under the variable strain amplitude (VSA) loading history and an example under the multiple earthquakes are carried out. Finally, the CPD limit values of BRBs in the ANSI/AISC 341-10 and FEMA-450 are discussed by statistical analysis of the test results of BRBs. The analysis results show that the C-CPD curve can be used to evaluate the low-cycle fatigue life of BRBs under the VSA loading, and the R-CPD curve can be used to evaluate the low-cycle fatigue life of BRBs under the multiple earthquakes. The degree of reliability of the current CPD limit value is not enough. A CPD limit curve is recommended in this study to quantify the low-cycle fatigue performance of BRBs.

High Temperature Low Cycle Fatigue Characteristics of Grit Blasted Polycrystalline Ni-Base Superalloy

2015 ◽  
Vol 665 ◽  
pp. 73-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivo Šulák ◽  
Karel Obrtlík ◽  
Ladislav Čelko
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Strain Amplitude ◽  
Low Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Total Strain ◽  
Material Surface ◽  
Total Strain Amplitude ◽  
Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Stress Strain ◽  
Fatigue Characteristics ◽  
Base Superalloy

The present work is focused on the study of low cycle fatigue behavior of grit blasted nickel-base superalloy Inconel 713LC (IN 713LC). Grit blasting parameters are obtained. Button end specimens of IN 713LC in as-received condition and with grit blasted surface were fatigued under strain control with constant total strain amplitude in symmetrical cycle at 900 °C in air. Hardening/softening curves, cyclic stress-strain curve and fatigue life data of both materials were obtained. Both materials exhibit the same stress-strain response. It has not been observed any improvement or reduction of low cycle fatigue life in representation of total strain amplitude versus number of cycles to failure of grit blasted material in comparison with as-received material. Surface relief and fracture surface were observed in SEM. The little effect of surface treatment on fatigue characteristics is discussed.

Influence of Heat Treatment Condition on Low Cycle Fatigue Life of a Rolled AZ80 Magnesium Alloy Sheet

2011 ◽  
Vol 239-242 ◽  
pp. 1309-1312
Author(s):  
Zhong Jun Wang
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Magnesium Alloy ◽  
Strain Amplitude ◽  
Low Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Solution Treatment ◽  
Alloy Sheet ◽  
Total Strain ◽  
Total Strain Amplitude ◽  
Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Az80 Magnesium Alloy

In this paper, the influence of ageing and solution treatment on the low cycle fatigue behavior of a rolled AZ80 magnesium alloy sheet was investigated at constant total strain amplitudes between 0.003 and 0.01. It was observed that fatigue life of the alloy sheet at as-rolled, ageing and solution treatment conditions can be described well by Coffin-Manson and Basquin’s equations. The fatigue parameters follow the two equations were evaluated. With increasing total strain amplitude, the fatigue life of the three conditions decreased. At the lowest total strain amplitude of 0.003, the fatigue life of the as-rolled alloy sheet was the biggest. However, at the highest total strain amplitude of 0.01, the fatigue life of solution treated alloy sheet was the biggest, and that of the ageing treated alloy sheet was the shortest.

scholarly journals Applicability of Notch Stress-Strain Correction Methods to Low-Cycle Fatigue Life Prediction of Turbine Rotors Subjected to Thermomechanical Loads

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 179-185 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariusz Banaszkiewicz ◽  
Waldemar Dudda
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Strain Amplitude ◽  
Upper Bound ◽  
Plastic Material ◽  
Low Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Stress Strain ◽  
Isothermal Conditions ◽  
Notch Stress ◽  
Turbine Rotors

Abstract The paper analyses the possibility of using analytical methods of notch stress-strain correction in low-cycle fatigue life predictions of steam turbine rotors operating under non-isothermal conditions. The assessment was performed by comparing strain amplitudes calculated using the Neuber and Glinka-Molski methods and those predicted by the finite element analysis (FEA) employing elastic-plastic material model. The results of investigations reveal that the Neuber method provides an upper bound limit, while the Glinka-Molski method results in a lower bound limit of strain amplitude. In the case of rotor heat grooves, both methods provide equally accurate results of notch strain amplitude and are suited to estimating lower and upper bound limits of low-cycle fatigue life under non-isothermal conditions.

Low Cycle Fatigue Behavior of N80Q Steel under the Influence of Mean Strains

2019 ◽  
Vol 944 ◽  
pp. 1067-1075
Author(s):  
Wen Lan Wei ◽  
Li Hong Han ◽  
Yao Rong Feng ◽  
Jian Xun Zhang ◽  
Hang Wang
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Strain Amplitude ◽  
Low Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Fatigue Behavior ◽  
Thermal Recovery ◽  
Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Compression Load ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Mean Strain

The service conditions of thermal recovery wells make the casing repeatedly bear the tension and compression load and form low cycle fatigue. Meanwhile, many factors, such as pre-strain and creep, lead to the formation of asymmetrical low cycle fatigue (R≠-1), which is the low cycle fatigue behavior under the influence of mean strain. This work studied the effect of mean strain on low cycle fatigue behavior of N80Q steel. Different strain amplitude conditions were selected for low cycle fatigue test, which were 0.5%, 0.7%, 1.0%, 1.5% and 2.0% respectively. Then tests at mean strains of-0.8%, 0%, 0.5% and 1.0% were conducted under constant strain amplitude. And the microstructure and fracture surface of the material after the tests were characterized using scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy, respectively. The results show that the mean strain makes the fatigue life reduce significantly under the condition of constant strain amplitude, and is related to the amplitude of the mean strain. The value of the mean strain and the strain amplitude will ultimately affect the fatigue life. And the fatigue life is related to the maximum absolute value of strain and has a linear relationship in the double logarithmic coordinate system. The SEM results of fracture morphology show that the brittleness feature of the crack growth area with high mean strain decreases significantly. And the fracture cross-section observation shows that the crack propagation is transgranular propagation. The TEM results show that a large number of dislocations pile-up is formed at lath subgrain boundary.

Effect of Gd and Y on the Low Cycle Fatigue Properties of AZ91D-0.4Ca-0.3Sr

2011 ◽  
Vol 197-198 ◽  
pp. 1536-1539
Author(s):  
Yong Chang Zhu ◽  
Shou Fan Rong ◽  
S. N. Shukayev ◽  
Jun Wang
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Magnesium Alloy ◽  
Strain Amplitude ◽  
Low Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Total Strain ◽  
Fatigue Properties ◽  
Total Strain Amplitude ◽  
Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Gravity Casting

The properties of gravity casting AZ91D-0.4Ca-0.3Sr alloy with Gd and Y in metal mould were studied by controlling the total strain amplitude ranged from 0.05mm to 0.25mm.under the conditions of the stress of ratio R equal to –1. In addition, the microstructure, phases, chemical constitute, fracture and low cycle fatigue behaviors of the magnesium alloy were primarily researched by means of SEM, EDAX and XRD and so on. The results showed that 3.0wt%Gd and 3.0wt%Y introduced the AZ91D-0.4Ca-0.3Sr alloy can refine α-Mg, and that Gd cooperating with Y can significantly improve the low cycle fatigue life. The low cycle fatigue times can be up to approximately 9874.

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