Surface Topography Influences on the Fatigue Behavior of Composite Joints

2019 ◽  
Vol 809 ◽  
pp. 341-346 ◽  
Author(s):  
Torsten Thäsler ◽  
Jens Holtmannspötter ◽  
Hans Joachim Gudladt
Keyword(s):  
Bond Strength ◽  
Fatigue Testing ◽  
Fatigue Behavior ◽  
Surface Condition ◽  
Atmospheric Pressure Plasma ◽  
Fatigue Tests ◽  
Stress Concentrations ◽  
Release Agent ◽  
Structured Surfaces ◽  
Lap Shear

The surface condition of carbon fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP) substrates is decisive to obtain high bond strength and lifetime of adhesively bonded parts. Those surfaces were adjusted in terms of their microscopic topography by means of peel plies and release foils. The subsequent surface treatment via atmospheric pressure plasma jet or vacuum blasting allowed the modification of the microscopic roughness as well as the surface chemistry. Those configuration were assessed using surface analytic methods as well as quasi-static and cyclic fracture tests on single lap shear specimens. The microscopic surface roughness, if at all, only showed a small influence on the bond strength. Despite release agent residues, fracture was found within the fiber-matrix interface, which caused difficulties in evaluating the effect of surface pretreatments on the adhesion strength. Fatigue tests revealed a lifetime reduction of uneven microscopic rough surfaces, which was assigned to stress concentrations at the tip of asperities. The crack propagation was accelerated in case of release agent residues. If surfaces were free of contaminations, no differences between microscopically smooth and slightly structured surfaces were found. Overall, fatigue testing on single lap shear specimens showed an increased sensitivity with regard to the assessment of surface morphology.

Gigacycle Fatigue of Welded Joints of Structural Materials (A Review)

2016 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
pp. 14-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Okechukwu P. Nwachukwu ◽  
Alexander V. Gridasov ◽  
Ekaterina A. Gridasova
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Testing ◽  
Fatigue Behavior ◽  
Testing Machine ◽  
Structural Materials ◽  
Fatigue Tests ◽  
Material Defects ◽  
Graphite Cast Iron ◽  
Ultrasonic Fatigue ◽  
Materials Used ◽  
Fatigue Failures

This review looks into the state of gigacycle fatigue behavior of some structural materials used in engineering works. Particular attention is given to the use of ultrasonic fatigue testing machine (USF-2000) due to its important role in conducting gigacycle fatigue tests. Gigacycle fatigue behavior of most materials used for very long life engineering applications is reviewed.Gigacycle fatigue behavior of magnesium alloys, aluminum alloys, titanium alloys, spheroid graphite cast iron, steels and nickel alloys are reviewed together with the examination of the most common material defects that initiate gigacycle fatigue failures in these materials. In addition, the stage-by-stage fatigue crack developments in the gigacycle regime are reviewed. This review is concluded by suggesting the directions for future works in gigacycle fatigue.

Development of Predictive Models for Fatigue Crack Growth in Rails

2011 ◽  
Vol 488-489 ◽  
pp. 13-16
Author(s):  
Antonio De Iorio ◽  
Marzio Grasso ◽  
George Kotsikos ◽  
F. Penta ◽  
G. P. Pucillo
Keyword(s):  
Crack Growth ◽  
Fatigue Behavior ◽  
Service Condition ◽  
Fatigue Tests ◽  
Analytical Models ◽  
The Finite Element Method ◽  
Stress Concentrations ◽  
Initiation Point ◽  
Fatigue Failures ◽  
The Web

Fatigue failures of rails often occur at the rail foot, since the geometry of this zone gives rise to stress concentrations under service loads or defects during rail manufacture and installation. In this paper, the fatigue behavior of cracks at the web/foot region of a rail is analyzed numerically. Analytical models in the literature for a semi-elliptical surface crack in a finite plate assume that the geometry of the front remains semi-elliptical during the whole propagation phase and the ellipse axes do not undergo translations or rotations. Fatigue tests show that this is not the case for such cracks in rails. A predictive model for crack growth has been developed by assuming an initial small crack at one probable initiation point between the web and foot of the rail in reference to a service condition loading. SIF values have been estimated by means of the finite element method and the plastic radius correction. The results attained were compared with crack growth experimental data.

A Study on Fatigue Behavior of SM490A Steel under Low Temperature

2007 ◽  
Vol 353-358 ◽  
pp. 142-145 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ki Weon Kang ◽  
Byeong Choon Goo ◽  
J.H. Kim ◽  
Heung Seob Kim ◽  
Jung Kyu Kim
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Low Temperature ◽  
Test Temperature ◽  
Fatigue Testing ◽  
Fatigue Behavior ◽  
Testing Machine ◽  
Fatigue Tests ◽  
Static Strength ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Railway Vehicle

This paper deals with the fatigue behavior and its statistical properties of SM490A steel at various temperatures, which is utilized in the railway vehicle. For these goals, the tensile ad fatigue tests were performed by using a servo-hydraulic fatigue testing machine at three temperatures: +20°C, -10°C and -40°C. The static strength and fatigue limits of SM490A steel were increased with decreasing of test temperature. The probabilistic properties of fatigue behavior are investigated by means of probabilistic stress-life (P-S-N) curve and they are well in conformance with the experimental results regardless of temperature. Also, based on P-S-N curves, the variation of fatigue life is investigated and as the temperature decreases, the variation of fatigue life increases moderately.

An X-Ray Investigation of Fatigue Behavior of Cold Worked Aluminum

1972 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
pp. 354-366
Author(s):  
R. W. Gould ◽  
C. F. Pittella
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Testing ◽  
Fatigue Behavior ◽  
Diffraction Method ◽  
Domain Size ◽  
Fatigue Tests ◽  
Line Profile Analysis ◽  
Bending Stress ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Cold Worked ◽  
Effective Domain

AbstractDouble bending fatigue tests were performed on cold worked 1100 aluminum, with a maximum bending stress varying from 100 to 50% of the yield stress. Variation of residual macrostress from the cold worked state during the fatigue tests was measured by the photographic x-ray diffraction method. A general decrease of this macrostress was observed. Line profile analysis was used to study the change in the mean effective domain size and microstrain. A rate dependence of the increase in the effective domain size with respect to the maximum bending stress was observed. Microhardness and tensile tests were also made on the specimens during the fatigue testing and the results are correlated with the x-ray Parameters.

Fatigue Testing of Welded Flat Head Pressure Vessel Joints

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Hinnant
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Testing ◽  
Tap Water ◽  
Fatigue Behavior ◽  
Plate Thickness ◽  
Fatigue Tests ◽  
Design Methods ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Testing Environment ◽  
Head Pressure ◽  
Thickness Testing

Experimental results for the fatigue testing of several welded flat head geometries are reported. These tests are similar to those previously reported by Hinnant (2006) [1] and focus on the fatigue behavior of full penetration welds with cover fillet welds. Fatigue calculations according to several fatigue design methods are compared against the experimental results, as are the mean fatigue curves of several of the design methods. Of particular interest for these new tests is the effect of plate thickness, testing environment, and geometric effects. Nominal plate thickness values ranging from 0.0625" (1.59 mm) to 0.1875" (4.76 mm) have been tested and correlated. Four additional fatigue tests were conducted using air to determine if previous testing in room temperature tap water resulted in decreased fatigue life.

scholarly journals Microstructure and Fatigue Behavior of 2205/316L Stainless Steel Dissimilar Welded Joints

Metals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 93
Author(s):  
Saúl Leonardo Hernández-Trujillo ◽  
Victor Hugo Lopez-Morelos ◽  
Marco Arturo García-Rentería ◽  
Rafael García-Hernández ◽  
Alberto Ruiz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Welded Joints ◽  
316L Stainless Steel ◽  
Fatigue Testing ◽  
Fatigue Behavior ◽  
Base Material ◽  
Fatigue Tests ◽  
Solidification Mode ◽  
Tension And Compression ◽  
Weld Toe

The relation among microstructure and fatigue behavior of 2205/316L stainless steel dissimilar welded joints was investigated. Plates of 6.35 mm in thickness with a single-V joint configuration were gas metal arc welded (GMAW) in a single pass by feeding at 6 m/min an ER2209 filler wire with a heat input of 1.2 kJ/mm. Grain growth in the high temperature-heat affected zone (HT-HAZ) occurred mostly at the mid-height of the plates, delimiting the width of this region up to ~1.28 and ~0.73 mm of the 2205 and 316L plates, respectively. Dilution of the 316L plate with the ER2209 filler altered the solidification mode in this side of the weld and led to a significant content of austenite along the fusion line. Fatigue tests were performed using sinusoidal waveform at room temperature applying uniaxial cyclic loading, between constant stress limits within the elastic deformation of tension and compression (Δσ) with stress ratio R = −0.3. With stress ranges of 98% and 95% the fatigue specimens rapidly failed in much less than 106 cycles. The failure crack initiated at the surface of the 316L in the HT-HAZ near the weld toe. Surface analyses of unbroken specimens before and after fatigue testing revealed a significant increment in roughness of the 316L base material owing to the formation of intrusions and extrusions.

Change of the Elastic Characteristics of a Fiber-Reinforced Laminate as a Result of Progressive Fatigue Damage

2021 ◽  
Vol 316 ◽  
pp. 955-960
Author(s):  
M.Sh. Nikhamkin ◽  
D.G. Solomonov
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Fatigue Damage ◽  
Natural Frequencies ◽  
Fatigue Testing ◽  
Fatigue Behavior ◽  
Fatigue Tests ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Second Stage ◽  
Two Stages ◽  
Elastic Characteristics

It is a widely known fact that the stiffness of polymer composite materials decreases with the accumulation of fatigue damage under cyclic loading. The purpose of this article is to develop a method and obtain experimental data on decrease of the elastic characteristics of a fiber-reinforced laminate, as a result of progressive fatigue damage. The developed technique consists of two stages. At the first one, the natural frequencies and eigenmodes of the samples during their fatigue testing are experimentally obtained. The dependences of the natural frequencies of the samples on the number of loading cycles are found. At the second stage, the four elasticity parameters of the laminate monolayer (two Young modules, the shear module and Poisson's ratio) are identified via the natural frequencies. The inverse numerical/experimental technique for material properties identification is applied. The dependences of the natural frequencies and mentioned elastic characteristics on the relative fatigue life are obtained as experimental results of both modal and fatigue tests. The results can be useful to study the fatigue behavior of the investigated materials and to create methods for calculating fatigue life.

scholarly journals Development of a Delamination Fatigue Testing Machine for Composite Materials

Machines ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pereira ◽  
Fernandes ◽  
de Morais ◽  
Carvalhoso
Keyword(s):  
Composite Materials ◽  
Fatigue Testing ◽  
Fatigue Behavior ◽  
Testing Machine ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Strain Energy Release ◽  
Crack Propagation Rate ◽  
Propagation Rate ◽  
Hydraulic Testing ◽  
Fatigue Tests

Experimental studies on fatigue behavior are usually conducted on servo-hydraulic testing machines that are expensive and have high maintenance costs. In this work, a much simpler testing machine was developed, intended mainly for delamination fatigue tests on composite materials. After a literature review on the methods and parameters of such tests, the machine was designed, and its parts manufactured and assembled into a fully operational testing machine. Additionally, the electrical components and the control and data acquisition software were also developed and implemented. Finally, several mode II delamination fatigue tests were conducted using the end-notched flexure test. The results were consistent with the well-known Paris law, which for composite materials relates the crack propagation rate to the strain-energy release rate range. Therefore, the developed machine seems to be an excellent alternative to the highly costly testing machines.

Cycling of Ultrafine-Grained Ti-6Al-4V ELI Alloy: Microstructural Changes and Enhanced Fatigue Limit

2008 ◽  
Vol 584-586 ◽  
pp. 827-832 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lilia R. Saitova ◽  
Heinz Werner Höppel ◽  
Matthias Göken ◽  
A.R. Kilmametov ◽  
Irina P. Semenova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Limit ◽  
Equal Channel Angular Pressing ◽  
Fatigue Testing ◽  
Fatigue Behavior ◽  
Fatigue Tests ◽  
Fatigue Properties ◽  
Metallic Materials ◽  
Angular Pressing ◽  
Ultrafine Grained ◽  
High Structural Stability

Ti-6Al-4V ELI (extra low interstitials) was processed by equal channel angular pressing in order to obtain an ultrafine-grained (UFG) microstructure which is known to enhance the fatigue behavior of metallic materials. Fatigue properties of UFG Ti-6Al-4V ELI were studied by strain and stress controlled fatigue tests. UFG Ti-6Al-4V ELI shows an improvement of the fatigue behavior compared to conventional grain (CG) size counterpart. Microstructural investigations prior to and after fatigue testing confirm a high structural stability of the UFG material. Hence, the UFG alloy has a high potential for prospective use in biomedical and engineering applications.

A STUDY ON FRETTING FATIGUE LIFE IN ELEVATED TEMPERATURE FOR INCOLOY 800

2010 ◽  
Vol 24 (15n16) ◽  
pp. 2561-2566
Author(s):  
JAE DO KWON ◽  
SEUNG WAN WOO ◽  
IL SUP CHUNG ◽  
DONG HWAN YOON ◽  
DAE KYU PARK
Keyword(s):  
Elevated Temperature ◽  
Fatigue Testing ◽  
Fatigue Behavior ◽  
Fretting Fatigue ◽  
Fatigue Tests ◽  
Chromium Alloy ◽  
Nickel Chromium ◽  
Incoloy 800 ◽  
Iron Nickel ◽  
To Receive

Incoloy 800, which is used within steam generator tubes, is a heat resistant material since it is an iron-nickel-chromium alloy. However, construction of a systematic database is needed to receive integrity data defecting insurance of specific data about room and elevated temperature fretting fatigue behavior for Incoloy 800. Accordingly, this study investigates the specific change in fatigue limitations under the condition of the fretting fatigue as compared to that under the condition of the plain fatigue by performing plain and fretting fatigue tests on Incoloy 800 at 320°C, real operating temperature and at room-temperature, respectively. The change in the frictional force is measured during the fretting fatigue testing against the repeated cycle, and the mechanism of fretting fatigue is investigated through the observation of the fatigue-fracture surface.

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