Prediction of the Low-Cycle Fatigue Life of HY-100 Undermatched Welds in Marine Structures

1995 ◽  
Vol 11 (02) ◽  
pp. 71-80
Author(s):  
Rahul S. Shah ◽  
Kuo-Chiang Wang ◽  
Mary Jane Kleinosky
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Low Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Fatigue Tests ◽  
Analytical Models ◽  
Cyclic Behavior ◽  
Beam Specimen ◽  
Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Marine Structures ◽  
Surface Plasticity

Finite-element and analytical models are used in this study to predict the low-cycle fatigue life of undermatched (lower yield strength) weldments of HY-100 steel. The objective was to determine the feasibility of replacing conventional overmatched welds in marine structures. Fatigue tests were performed on standard, smooth specimens, notched cylindrical specimens and a four-point-bend test on a full-scale butt beam specimen. Numerical analyses were conducted using finite elements, with a two-surface plasticity algorithm to simulate the cyclic behavior of the individual materials. The stress and strain concentrations at the notches were also evaluated using two analytical models: the Neuber and Glinka relations. The finite-element predictions compared well with experimental data and produced detailed predictions of the strain distributions, which were then used to assess the crack initiation life. Glinka's relation demonstrated superior predictive capabilities for local strains over Neuber's relation.

scholarly journals Fatigue Testing of Wearable Sensing Technologies: Issues and Opportunities

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (15) ◽  
pp. 4070
Author(s):  
Andrea Karen Persons ◽  
John E. Ball ◽  
Charles Freeman ◽  
David M. Macias ◽  
Chartrisa LaShan Simpson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Prediction Models ◽  
Fatigue Testing ◽  
Low Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Wearable Sensors ◽  
Fatigue Tests ◽  
Proof Of Concept ◽  
Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Wearable Sensing ◽  
Failure Data

Standards for the fatigue testing of wearable sensing technologies are lacking. The majority of published fatigue tests for wearable sensors are performed on proof-of-concept stretch sensors fabricated from a variety of materials. Due to their flexibility and stretchability, polymers are often used in the fabrication of wearable sensors. Other materials, including textiles, carbon nanotubes, graphene, and conductive metals or inks, may be used in conjunction with polymers to fabricate wearable sensors. Depending on the combination of the materials used, the fatigue behaviors of wearable sensors can vary. Additionally, fatigue testing methodologies for the sensors also vary, with most tests focusing only on the low-cycle fatigue (LCF) regime, and few sensors are cycled until failure or runout are achieved. Fatigue life predictions of wearable sensors are also lacking. These issues make direct comparisons of wearable sensors difficult. To facilitate direct comparisons of wearable sensors and to move proof-of-concept sensors from “bench to bedside,” fatigue testing standards should be established. Further, both high-cycle fatigue (HCF) and failure data are needed to determine the appropriateness in the use, modification, development, and validation of fatigue life prediction models and to further the understanding of how cracks initiate and propagate in wearable sensing technologies.

scholarly journals Impact of Temperature on Low-Cycle Fatigue Characteristics of the HR6W Alloy

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (22) ◽  
pp. 6741
Author(s):  
Grzegorz Junak ◽  
Anżelina Marek ◽  
Michał Paduchowicz
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Low Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Fatigue Tests ◽  
Total Strain ◽  
Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Fatigue Characteristics

This paper presents the results of tests conducted on the HR6W (23Cr-45Ni-6W-Nb-Ti-B) alloy under low-cycle fatigue at room temperature and at 650 °C. Fatigue tests were carried out at constant values of the total strain ranges. The alloy under low-cycle fatigue showed cyclic strengthening both at room temperature and at 650 °C. The degree of HR6W strengthening described by coefficient n’ was higher at higher temperatures. At the same time, its fatigue life Nf at room temperature was, depending on the range of total strain adopted in the tests, several times higher than observed at 650 °C.

Low Cycle Fatigue Properties of FGH720Li Superalloy

2021 ◽  
Vol 1035 ◽  
pp. 292-296
Author(s):  
Zi Chao Peng ◽  
Jun Ying Sheng ◽  
Xu Qing Wang ◽  
Yue Tang
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Powder Metallurgy ◽  
Applied Stress ◽  
Low Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Influencing Factor ◽  
Fatigue Tests ◽  
Fatigue Properties ◽  
Nickel Base Superalloy ◽  
Loading Frequency ◽  
Cycle Fatigue

Low cycle fatigue (LCF) properties of a powder metallurgy(PM) nickel base superalloy FGH720Li were systematically studied in this work, including smooth LCF and notched LCF tested at various temperatures and different stress. The relationship between the fatigue life and applied stress was analyzed both for smooth fatigue and notch fatigue tests. The effects of loading frequency and stress ratio on LCF behavior were also studied. As an important influencing factor of the fatigue life in powder metallurgy superalloy, the effect of inclusions on LCF life was also investigated. The results showed that the fatigue properties of FGH720Li alloy was excellent, when tested at the temperature of 450°C and applied stress of 1230MPa, the fatigue life could exceed 5×104 cycles. When tested at 650°C and 1150MPa, the average fatigue life was still beyond 2×105 cycles.

Effect of Surface Finish and Loading Conditions on the Low Cycle Fatigue Life of Stainless Steel Welded Piping in PWR Environment

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuichi Fukuta ◽  
Yuichiro Nomura ◽  
Seiji Asada
Keyword(s):  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Austenitic Stainless Steel ◽  
Surface Finish ◽  
Loading Condition ◽  
Low Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Complex Loading ◽  
Fatigue Tests ◽  
Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Effect Of Surface

NUREG/CR-6909 of USA and JSME of Japan proposed new rules for evaluating environmental effects in fatigue analyses of reactors components. These rules were established from a lot of fatigue data with polished specimens under simple loading condition. The effects of surface finish or complex loading condition were reported in some papers, but these data were obtained with the simple shaped specimens. In order to evaluate the effects of surface finish and loading condition and to confirm the applicability of the proposed rules to actual components, Low Cycle Fatigue tests are performed in PWR environment with the specimens cut from 316 austenitic stainless steel welded piping. The pipes are machined to have three levels of surface finish condition and the load pattern simulating the thermal stress is applied to specimens. In this study, the effect of surface finish on fatigue life is included to be small for 316 austenitic stainless steel welded piping. Considering the insensitive region in the current evaluation rule, predicted accuracy is increased and possibility of improving the current rule is indicated.

Low Cycle Fatigue Tests and Simulations on Steel Elbows

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia Pappa ◽  
George E. Varelis ◽  
Spyros A. Karamanos ◽  
Arnold M. Gresnigt
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Low Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Local Strain ◽  
Fatigue Behaviour ◽  
Fatigue Tests ◽  
Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Out Of Plane ◽  
Strain Gauge Measurements ◽  
Number Of Cycles

In this paper the low cycle fatigue behaviour of steel elbows under strong cyclic loading conditions (in-plane and out-of-plane) is examined. The investigation is conducted through advanced finite element analysis tools, supported by real-scale test data for in-plane bending. The numerical results are successfully compared with the experimental measurements. In addition, a parametric study is conducted, which is aimed at investigating the effects of the diameter-to-thickness ratio on the low-cycle fatigue of elbows, focusing on the stress and strain variations. Strain gauge measurements are compared with finite element models. Upon calculation of local strain variation at the critical location, the number of cycles to fracture can be estimated.

Evaluation of Low-Cycle Fatigue in Simulated PWR Environment

2006 ◽  
Vol 326-328 ◽  
pp. 1011-1014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ill Seok Jeong ◽  
Sang Jai Kim ◽  
Taek Ho Song ◽  
Sung Yull Hong
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Low Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Water Environment ◽  
Fatigue Tests ◽  
Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Fatigue Design ◽  
Number Of Cycles ◽  
Measured Length

For developing fatigue design curve of cast stainless steel that is used in piping material of nuclear power plants, a low-cycle fatigue test rig was built. It is capable of performing tests in pressurized high temperature water environment of PWR. Cylindrical solid fatigue specimens of CF8M were used for the strain-controlled environmental fatigue tests. Fatigue life was measured in terms of the number of cycles with the variation of strain amplitude at 0.04%/s strain rates. The disparity between target length and measured length of specimens was corrected by using finite element method. The corrected test results showed similar fatigue life trend with other previous results.

Comparative Study of Microstructure and High Temperature Low Cycle Fatigue Behaviour of Nickel Base Superalloys Inconel 713LC and MAR-M247

2016 ◽  
Vol 713 ◽  
pp. 86-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivo Šulák ◽  
Karel Obrtlík ◽  
Ladislav Čelko
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Low Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Strain Curve ◽  
Cyclic Stress ◽  
Fatigue Tests ◽  
Casting Defects ◽  
Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Stress Strain Curve ◽  
Nickel Base

The present work is focused on the study of microstructure and low cycle fatigue behavior of the first generation nickel-base superalloy IN 713LC (low carbon) and its promising second generation successor MAR-M247 HIP (hot isostatic pressing) at 900 °C. Microstructure of both alloys was studied by means of scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The microstructure of both materials is characterized by dendritic grains, carbides and casting defects. Size and morphology of precipitates and casting defects were evaluated. Fractographic observations have been made with the aim to reveal the fatigue crack initiation place and relation to the casting defects and material microstructure. Low cycle fatigue tests were conducted on cylindrical specimens in symmetrical push-pull cycle under strain control with constant total strain amplitude and strain rate at 900 °C in air. Hardening/softening curves, cyclic stress-strain curve and fatigue life data of both materials were obtained. Cyclic stress-strain curve of MAR M247 is shifted approximately to 120 MPa higher stress amplitudes in comparison with IN 713LC. Significantly higher fatigue life of MAR-M247 has been observed in Basquin representation. On the other hand IN 713LC shows prolonged lifetime compared with MAR-M247 in the Coffin-Manson representation. Results obtained from high temperature low cycle fatigue tests are discussed.

scholarly journals Low Cycle Fatigue Failure of a Sitka Spruce Tree in Hurricane Winds

2014 ◽  
Vol 40 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Warren Leigh
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Wind Speed ◽  
Fatigue Failure ◽  
Low Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Failure Prediction ◽  
Picea Sitchensis ◽  
Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Hurricane Wind ◽  
The Impact

Pine plantations are prone to stem breakage due to high cyclic stress levels associated with hurricane force winds. Stress analytical and finite element simulation models were constructed of a representative profile of a (Sitka) Picea sitchensis tree. The profile surface stress (S) was determined due to the combined load of tree self-weight and hurricane wind speed. The results were complemented by reference to two other studies by other researchers that investigated the impact of fatigue cycles on failure (N) of pine wood and tree sway cycles to present a stem fatigue life prediction. The position of maximum surface profile stress and trunk fracture initiation location was ascertained from a non-uniform stress response. No stress uniformity along the trunk profile was observed for any wind-load case examined. The analytical model and finite element analysis of the P. sitchensis tree trunk profile revealed a statically adequate strength reserve factor of 1.4, which suggested another mode of failure was responsible. Fatigue life failure prediction was examined under cyclic and same-stress amplitude related to the hurricane wind speed of 33 m s-1. Predicted trunk fracture occurred in 2.6 hours, which dramatically reduced to two minutes with an increase in wind speed of only 1 m s-1. The calculated exposure time was similar to that recorded during Hurricane Hugo’s transit in 1989. The time-to-failure prediction obtained by the method of analysis provided in this study seemed plausible, and that the profile associated with the P. sitchensis tree would suffer trunk breakage by low cycle fatigue failure.

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